Despite high voter concern about democracy and trust, all parties fail to promise many needed changes to have effective democracy, government ethics and accountability in British Columbia

Today, Democracy Watch released its Report Card on the 2013 Democratic Good Government Election Platforms of the five main British Columbia...

Democracy Watch has released federal Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson's refusal to investigate yet another clear case -- Prime Minister Harper helping Peter Penashue with a funding announcement and a by-election call while Elections Canada is investigating Mr. Penashue's last election campaign. It calls for key changes to ensure...

The recent scandals involving senators offer more reasons to question the Senate's continued existence. Senators currently control investigations into other senators' ethics, spending, attendance and actions overall. Enforcement of the rules, and the rules are very weak and/or there are no penalties for violations in most cases. This is a...

The Liberal Party of Canada recently revealed the rules governing their next party leadership election. Despite having an opportunity to set ethical and democratic rules for this race to ensure that it is not
tarnished, as past races have been, by unethical, secretive, unfair, and unrepresentative actions by candidates...

The federal Conservatives responded to the influence-peddling charges that former Prime Minister Harper adviser Bruce Carson is facing by issuing a statement saying "any individual who doesn't respect our laws must face their full force, as well as the consequences that come with them."

This is a deeply hypocritical statement...