As my small cadre of regular readers
will know I have been writing about our Canadian democracy for nearly 10 years much of that time spent documenting the Harper Regimes
disdain for the democratic process. Although I now have less
inclination to write the need to continue to keep those who would
subvert said democratic process feet to the fire continues, most
recently highlighted by the actions of the Ford Regime here in
Ontario. I am not sure that I have the fortitude to extend my
commentary to the same extend that I did a few years ago, certainly
not to the extent and depth previously made on these pages, I am
pleased however to see that a number of other bloggers are taking
notice of the decline both here and elsewhere.
This last while I have seen a number of
articles which have highlighted the writers concern about the state
of democracy across the world some of which I will provide a brief
synopsis and a link to here. Keep up the good work guys for I am
getting tired of beating my head against that particular wall! Most
of the following are linked from recent posts at
http://progressivebloggers.ca/?s=democracy
Canadians take our democracy for
granted. Most rarely think of it at all........
What is the root cause of transit
issues in North America?
One of the critical strengths of our
Canadian democracy is that we elect people in each electoral district
to represent us in parliament........
Paul Krugman had it right when he
denounced climate change denialists as “depraved.” And the
depraved, also known as right-wing populists, will be out in
force.........
To be sure, the elevation of the
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario to government redounds to
everyone’s shame. Led by a buffoonish thug, Doug Ford........,
If you are not being sued by the Ford
government in Ontario, you might already be suing it or hoping to
sue..........
And here are a few further random posts
on the subject.......
We continue to find compelling evidence
of an increasing trust divide between government and citizens. This
is reflected in the decline of democratic satisfaction and receding
trust in politicians.......
From Michigan to North Carolina, GOP
legislators are proving they care more about clinging to power than
the will of the voters.......
One hundred years on from efforts to
make British democracy somewhat fairer, the government likes to claim
it cares about equality – but it has its sights on making it more
difficult for people to cast their ballots.
The UK’s democracy is in danger of
backsliding – but current policy proposals are not the right
fix..........
How can our system of law enforcement
(or government) survive, as other than an arm of a dictatorship, if
there are no repercussions for those responsible for upholding the
rules.......
Here in Ontario there is currently a
'dispute' between the teachers and the government as to what the
teachers unions want and what the taxpayers can afford,....... (how
little thing have changed in 6 years!)
At least we are still able to talk
about it, in some parts of the world the very mention of such things
could be considered blasphemous!
6 comments:
Thanks for the links, Rural. They will prove a valuable resource for those of us who pine for better and politically healthier days.
Credit where credit is due Lorne!
There are some bloggers who share your concerns, Rural. Keep the light burning.
I'm going to try Owen, but......
No, no, no Rural. You don't get off the hook now. While the odds may be discouraging this fight has a good way to go. I worry that, if we get another Trudeau government and then the standard two-term swing to Conservative government, our liberal democracy may be damaged, perhaps irreparably, before we ever get another word of electoral reform. Trudeau may be locking us in to a de facto two-party state, neither of which need muster more than two out of five votes to dominate us with false majority rule.
Time will tell Mound but I suspect the BS coming from them all in the pre election run up will give me something to keep on blogging about.
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