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, May 29, 2013

Harper’s silence undermines democracy, says media union

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is undermining Canada's democratic process by not responding to basic questions put to him by Canada's journalists.

"Canadians get their information about the activities of government through the professional work of journalists. When elected politicians refuse to answer - they are snubbing their nose at citizens and democracy," says Peter Murdoch, Vice-President Media of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Canada's media union.

In the wake of the Senate expense scandal, which in the past week has cost Mr. Harper two members of his upper chamber caucus, CEP is calling on the prime minister to answer Canadians' questions.

"We don't expect full revelation on personal matters, but on issues of government there has to be accountability. And the best route for that is through the media.

"We are calling on Mr. Harper to stop the muzzling and the double talk and to answer openly to Canadians, through their reliable media, the multiple questions being asked by journalists of every stripe."

CEP represents journalists at both newspapers and broadcasters.

Original Article
Source: www.cep.ca
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