Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Eleven City Councillors Release Letter Opposed to Immediate Eviction of Occupy Toronto

A group of 11 left-leaning councillors has just delivered a letter to the mayor’s office, calling on him to leave the Occupy Toronto camp in St. James Park intact at least until the November 29 city council meeting, during which they are slated to discuss the month-long protest. Here is a scanned copy, in full. The 11 signatories: Gord Perks (Ward 14, Parkdale-High Park), Shelley Carroll (Ward 33, Don Valley East), Kristyn Wong-Tam (Ward 27, Toronto Centre-Rosedale), Maria Augimeri (Ward 9, York Centre), Mike Layton (Ward 19, Trinity-Spadina), Joe Mihevc (Ward 21, St. Paul’s), Sarah Doucette (Ward 13, Parkdale-High Park), Janet Davis (Ward 31, Beaches-East York), Paula Fletcher (Ward 30, Toronto-Danforth), Josh Matlow (Ward 22, St. Paul’s), and Glenn De Baeremaeker (Ward 38, Scarborough Centre).

Councillors to Ford re: Occupation

UPDATE, 4:34 PM Pam McConnell (Ward 28, Toronto Centre-Rosedale), whose ward includes St. James Park, was not at City Hall earlier today when the letter was being composed, but we are told she has now added her name to it, as has Adam Vaughan (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina).

Origin
Source: Torontoist 

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