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DWatch on @CFRAOttawa now re: how Doug Ford’s government Bill 9 won’t ensure ethical municipal government #onpoli #ottpoli.
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DWatch on @CityNewsHFX @toddveinotte show now re: Mark Carney’s unethical investment smokescreen and not blind trust #cdnpoli #nspoli.
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See today’s news release about PM Mark Carney’s not blind trust and unethical smokescreen at: at: #cdnpoli.
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PM Mark Carney’s ethics screen is an unethical, loophole-filled smokescreen as it hides that he is allowed to participate in almost all decisions that affect companies he is invested in even though he has a conflict of interest & can profit from his decisions #cdnpoli #bcpoli.
Carney’s ethics filing reveals details of conflict of interest screen on Brookfield
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RT @ColinDMello: NEW: Months after securing his third majority government, Premier Doug Ford has yet to deliver mandate letters to his cabi….
globalnews.ca
Ford, who called a snap election in January and asked voters for a new mandate to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, was re-elected on a promise to 'protect Ontario.'
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Globe editorial calls for most of DWatch’s key changes to strengthen Canada’s federal ethics law, and says there are so many loopholes that the Ethics Commissioner’s weak recommendations are like fixing a broken dam with popsicle sticks #cdnpoli #bcpoli.
theglobeandmail.com
A few minor tweaks won’t fix a conflict of interest regime riddled with loopholes
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This federal government contracting process smells and should be frozen until it can be investigated by the Auditor General and Procurement Ombudsman #cdnpoli #bcpoli.
Ottawa is set to award a major defence contract for night-vision binoculars despite industry concerns that its requirements are written in a way that all but assures a single U.S. company is eligible.
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RT @CBCNews: Three men face a terrorism charge for allegedly planning to create an anti-government militia and seize land in Quebec, accord….
cbc.ca
The RCMP has charged four men, including two active members of the Canadian Armed Forces, with being part of an extremist plot that allegedly involved creating an anti-government militia with a...
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This is crazy bad. Such violence can never be justified given the level of democracy & rule of law Canada has. We are far from as democratic & just as we could be, but still many legal, non-violent avenues exist to build support for any political position #cdnpoli #bcpoli.
B.C. cabinet minister says she won’t be intimidated after blast outside office
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The military should not be investigating members of the military, just like any police force should not investigate members of its force, because conflicts of interest undermine the effectiveness of the investigation #cdnpoli #bcpoli.
Lt.-Gen. Michael Wright said in a media statement that he was made aware of allegations about a Facebook group called the “Blue Hackle Mafia” on June 25 and that they involved “members of the Canadian Army" #cdnpoli
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