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.]

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Minister raises prospect of nixing controversial F-35 fighter jet purchase

OTTAWA—Ottawa’s point man on the F-35 stealth fighter purchase says the Harper government has not discounted backing out of the troubled program.

Julian Fantino, associate defence minister, made the comment today before a House of Commons committee.

He says the government remains committed to buying the radar-evading jet, but noted once again that no contract has been signed.

A formal deal could be signed next year and much of the public debate has been around the government’s 2010 announcement that it intended to buy the highly automated manned fighter.

Fantino told the all-party defence committee that the government is considering “if and when” to sign a contract.

His comments represent a significant step back from the strident defence the Harper government has offered for the costly, long-delayed program.

Original Article
Source: Star
Author: Canadian Press
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