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, May 22, 2012

U.S. - Canada Border Wait Times Will Increase: Union

The union representing Canada's border service agents is warning Quebecers could be in for delays at the border this summer.

The agency had its funding slashed in the March 2012 federal budget, with more than 1,000 jobs affected.

"You can expect that the time wait will keep increasing [as] we're going into the summer," said Jean-Pierre Fortin, national president of the Customs and Immigration Union (CIU).

The union said the budget cuts will mean fewer staff members at the border, and less security means longer waits.

Original Article
Source: huffington post
Author: cbc
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