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Duff Conacher

Co-Founder, Democracy Watch

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Duff Conacher is an internationally recognized leader in the area of democratic reform and government accountability. He is a former Ralph Nader's Raider and a graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. He is the co-founder of the Quebec Public Interest Research Group, and of Democracy Watch which he has led since 1993. He is also co-founder of Democracy Education Network, one of Canada's leading civics education organizations. He was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law from 2011 to 2014, and a Visiting and Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, and School of Political Studies, from 2014-2016. He is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law. He also heads the firm GoodOrg.ca Consulting which provides advisory services and training to citizen organizations in the areas of good governance, ethics, responsibility, communications, stakeholder and public relations.


Sessions at DXC23:

  • Lunchtime Workshop: How to Win Democratic Reforms in Canada



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