Citizens use new law to remove Quebec mayor from office
Topics: Quebec, Corruption, Anti-corruption efforts, Victories, Political misconductRating: 0Sue Montgomery – August 29, 2013For the first time in Quebec, citizens have successfully used a new law to...
View ArticleClarence-Rockland mayor, councillors and lawyer charged in corruption probe
Topics: Municipalities, Political misconduct, CorruptionRating: 3Gary Dimmock – September 18, 2013Mayor Marcel Guibord pulled into the Ontario Provincial Police station at 9:28 a.m. Wednesday, got out...
View ArticleDean Del Mastro quits Tory caucus after Election Act charges
Topics: Electoral fraud, Government ethics, Political misconductRating: 3Laura Payton – September 26, 2013Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro has quit the party's caucus after he and a campaign staffer...
View Article‘We are going to stay,’ defiant mayor tells hostile crowd
Topics: Municipalities, Political misconduct, CorruptionRating: 0Robert Sibley – October 7, 2013The signs said it all, a distillation of both a message and a mood: “Do what is best for our city.”...
View ArticleQuebec Corruption Inquiry: Economic Action Plan Targeted For Collusion
Topics: Quebec, Political misconduct, CorruptionRating: 3September 4, 2013Quebec's corruption inquiry has heard how the federal Economic Action Plan featured in countless TV ads, roadside billboards...
View ArticleQuebec corruption: Police called in to protect Laval mayoral candidate
Topics: Quebec, Electoral fraud, Political misconduct, Organized crimeRating: 0October 8, 2013An unnerving sequence of incidents has prompted a mayoral candidate to seek police protection in...
View ArticleQuebec elections rife with allegations of intimidation, thuggery
Topics: Quebec, Political misconduct, Electoral fraudRating: 0Allan Woods – October 13, 2013Danielle Bédard has had liquid cement splattered on her car, Facebook threats to set fire to her property,...
View ArticleQuebec corruption suspects donated $2 million to national parties
Topics: Political misconduct, Electoral fraud, CorruptionRating: 0Andy Blatchford – September 5, 2013Dozens of suspects accused of corruption at Quebec’s municipal and provincial levels have also been...
View ArticlePM Harper’s ex-advisor faces influence peddling trial next May
Topics: Political misconduct, CorruptionRating: 3Jorge Barrera – September 23, 2013A former advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper is scheduled to face trial on a charge of influence peddling next...
View ArticleNew ridings may have been manipulated
Topics: Electoral fraud, Political misconductRating: 3Jordan Press – October 1, 2013An independent commission that redrew the federal electoral map in Ontario is suggesting two MPs, including the New...
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Former top bureaucrat in Clarence-Rockland files defamation suit against mayor
Topics: Ontario, Municipalities, Political misconduct, CorruptionRating: 2Gary Dimmock – October 22, 2013The former chief administrator for the town of Clarence-Rockland is suing the embattled mayor in...
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Conservative staffer stood his ground against PMO on secret Duffy plan
Topics: Political misconduct, Whistleblowers, Government ethicsRating: 0Jennifer Ditchburn – November 21, 2013In a scandal where even seasoned MPs and senators were persuaded to sing from the PMO...
View ArticleOpinion: the staffer who said ‘no’ to Duffy cover-up
Topics: Whistleblowers, Government ethics, Political misconductRating: 0Mohammed Adam – November 23, 2013Quite often in our darkest moments, we look for silver linings. We do this to keep up hope...
View ArticleCentral figure in sponsorship scandal charged
Topics: Corruption, Political misconductRating: 0Philip Authier – December 14, 2013Years after his role in the sponsorship scandal was uncovered by the Gomery Commission, a central figure and former...
View Article'A watchdog as opposed to a lap dog’: Senate ethics officer unchained
Topics: Political misconduct, Watchdogs, Government transparencyRating: 3Jordan Press – March 16, 2014The Senate ethics watchdog could soon be allowed to speak about her work. The changes introduced in...
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