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, August 23, 2012

Tory minister introduces Harper as PM of 'Cannibal'

NORMAN WELLS, N.W.T. - Whoops. It's a slip of the tongue Environment Minister Peter Kent likely regrets.

Speaking as the announcement of a new national park in the Northwest Territories on Wednesday, Kent introduced Stephen Harper as the "prime minister of Cannibal" before quickly correcting himself.

It's the second time this week the prime minister has been introduced as a human flesh-eater.

On Monday, rookie MP Ryan Leef made the same mistake as Kent while hosting a Conservative party barbecue fundraiser outside Whitehorse, Yukon.

In fact, the cabinet minister blamed Leef for his flub, telling the crowd the MP had regaled him with his own language mishap prior to the park unveiling.

Harper laughed off both mistakes, joking that his two caucus members had simply managed "to confirm rumours about me."

The prime minister is in Canada's North for his annual summer tour of the region, with stops in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Manitoba.

Original Article
Source: cnews.canoe.ca
Author: Jessica Murphy

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