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.]

Friday, May 10, 2013

More money for government ads in budget supplement

The Conservative government is putting another $20 million into advertising its programs, including $12 million to advertise its push to develop and export Canadian resources, according to budget documents tabled in the House of Commons today.

The supplementary estimates update the first set of spending estimates, which were tabled before the March 21 federal budget.

The estimates show the government plans to spend an additional $20 million on advertising:

    $12 million to Natural Resources for "responsible resource development" advertising, the government's term for its work to develop and export Canadian resources.
    $5 million to Health Canada to advertise a campaign called "Protecting the health and safety of Canadians."
    $2.5 million to Human Resources and Skills Development to advertise "better jobs (skills initiatives)."
    $500,000 to Canadian Heritage for "history and heritage."

Original Article
Source: CBC
Author: Laura Payton
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