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Public Consultations Begin on British Columbia Conflict of Interest Laws

17 May 2012 | Conflict of Interest and Ethics

Free Winnipeg Jets Tickets Become Conflict of Interest and Ethics Issue for Manitoba NDP

16 May 2012 | Conflict of Interest and Ethics

Nunavut MLA Fred Schell Subject of Another Ethics Investigation

16 May 2012 | Conflict of Interest and Ethics

House of Commons Committee Releases 5-Year Statutory Review of Lobbying Act

15 May 2012 | Lobbying

Western Skepticism on Senate Growing?

15 May 2012 | Senate

Christy Clark Confirms Support for Elected Senators

12 May 2012 | Senate

Winnipeg Chief Electoral Officer Seeks to Close Election Financing Loophole

12 May 2012 | Election Advertising, Election Finance, Municipal Government

Victoria Times-Colonist on Locating Voting Stations in Malls

11 May 2012 | Voting

Two Provincial Quebec By-Elections Called for June 11

11 May 2012 | By-elections

Conflict of Interest Examination into Julian Fantino Discontinued; Forged Documents Raise Issues of Fairness

4 May 2012 | Conflict of Interest and Ethics

Missing Voter Registration Certificates Add Uncertainty to Contested Etobicoke Centre Election

3 May 2012 | Contested Elections

Federal Registered Political Party Q1 2012 Financial Reports Now Available

2 May 2012 | Election Finance

B.C. Government Re-introduces Pre-Campaign Period Election Advertising Limits Legislation

2 May 2012 | Election Advertising, Election Finance

Quebec Government Asks for Reference on Constitutionality of Senate Election Bill

1 May 2012 | Senate

Federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Confirms Examination of Industry Minister

24 April 2012 | Conflict of Interest and Ethics

Progressive Conservatives Win Majority in Alberta Provincial Election; Sweep Senate Nominee Election

24 April 2012 | Election Results, Senate

Election Advertising Blackout in French Presidential Election Meets Twitter

23 April 2012 | Election Advertising

A Proposal from Stéphane Dion for Electoral System Reform

22 April 2012 | Electoral Systems

Factums Filed in Challenge of 2011 Federal Etobicoke Centre Election

22 April 2012 | Contested Elections

Should Parents get Extra Votes for Their Children?

20 April 2012 | Voting

BC NDP Wins Two By-elections

20 April 2012 | By-elections

Wildrose Party Proposes Recall and Initiative Legislation for Alberta

10 April 2012 | Recall and Initiative

2011 Annual Financial Reports for B.C. Political Parties and Constituency Associations Now Available

4 April 2012 | Election Finance

Are these Alberta Medical Association Ads Political Advertising?

3 April 2012 | Election Advertising

Federal Political Parties Receive First Quarter Allowance

2 April 2012 | Election Finance

Bad News for that Council of Canadians Election Challenge

29 March 2012 | Voting

Don't Expect Floor-Crossing to be Outlawed in British Columbia Anyime Soon

29 March 2012 | By-elections

Liberal Party Files Conflict of Interest Complaint against Christian Paradis; or, How Not to Write a Complaint Letter

28 March 2012 | Conflict of Interest and Ethics

Council of Canadians Seeks to Overturn Federal Election Results in 7 Districts

28 March 2012 | Voting

Manitoba Lobbyists Registration Act to Take Effect April 30

27 March 2012 | Lobbying

Student Vote Asks: Should Attack Ads be Restricted?

27 March 2012 | Election Advertising

Alberta General Provincial Election to be Held on 23 April

26 March 2012 | Voting

Christian Paradis Found in Conflict of Interest for Arranging a Meeting

26 March 2012 | Conflict of Interest and Ethics

Hackers Delay NDP Leadership Voting Process

24 March 2012 | Voting

BC Premier Christy Clark Calls By-Elections in Port Moody-Coquitlam and Chilliwack-Hope

22 March 2012 | By-elections