I have been struggling lately to
organize my thoughts enough to write my regular Sunday morning
commentary, not because there is no enough to write about on the
democracy front but because there is too much. Fortunately there are
many others who are more than capable of filling the gap and this
week I will simply refer you to a few of their recent posts.
First up Norm Farell quotes George
Monbiot
“the richest 100 people now hold
wealth near equivalent to the United Kingdom's GDP. “
Then Owen Grey is well worth
reading
“Democracy announces itself in three
fundamental ways: an honest public discussion about issues;
accountability of the governors to the governed; and equal protection
under the law. “
“governments are ceasing to use
evidence, facts and science as the basis to guide policy and instead,
are retreating to dogma, fear and partisan advantage to steer the
ship of state.
The Globe & Mail has a
couple of bits worth a look”
“The dogs bark and the caravan –
the mockery of democracy – moves on.”
“Parliament is not being told when
new legislation likely violates the Charter –“
Finally a reminder for those who
do not already visit regularly that the place to go for a wide
variety of progressive views from bloggers from coast to coast is the
Progressive
Bloggers Aggregator
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