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 27, 2015

Harper says Tories would resurrect ‘life means life’ legislation

Stephen Harper says a re-elected Conservative government will reintroduce its “Life Means Life” legislation that died when Parliament dissolved due to the election call.

Speaking in Toronto’s Etobicoke-Centre riding, Harper said Canadians expect to be protected from the worst type of criminals.

The Conservative government originally introduced the legislation this spring.

It proposed amending the Criminal Code to imprison offenders convicted of the “most heinous murders” and high treason for the rest of their natural lives.

The Conservatives say the legislation would address murders involving sexual assault, kidnapping, terrorism, the killing of police officers or corrections offers.

Harper will be travelling through southern Ontario this afternoon.

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Source: thestar.com/
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