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.]

Thursday, November 03, 2011

Mayor Promises To Deal With Occupy Toronto Protest

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is expected to meet with city officials this week to look for a peaceful way to end the Occupy Toronto protest at St. James Park.

Hundreds of tents - including three $20,000 yurts paid for by a local union - dot the park at the corner of Church Street and King Street East.

Occupy Toronto, now in its 19th day, has morphed into a makeshift community complete with a library, food supplies and about two dozen portable toilets.

Bryan Sutherland, 27, has been living in the park for the past two weeks. He says he plans to stay through the winter.

"My plan is to stay as long as it's possible," said Sutherland. "Most of us are trying to work with the community so we're a non-invasive occupation." But area business owners are not pleased and have complained to city hall.

"They're still residing in that park against the law," said Patrick McMurray who owns a restaurant across the street from the park.

He says he's losing business because customers are afraid to come downtown.

In response to his concerns, McMurray received an email this week from Ford saying, "When it is determined that we no longer have a peaceful protest, but rather an occupation of the park, we will consider options to remove the individuals who are camping in the park."

Ford said Tuesday that he's working to resolve the issue.

“We're working on a plan with staff. We're gonna have a concrete answer in a few days,” he said.

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Source: Huff 

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