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.]

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Harper vows to make Tories ‘Canada's party'

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper basked in the glory of a majority electoral win, telling party faithful that when the “honeymoon” with the NDP passes, his stay-the-course focus on the economy and the military will entrench the Conservatives as “Canada's party.”

In a triumphal speech Friday night to more than 2,200 delegates gathered for the Conservative party's national convention, Harper said the election of the first majority Conservative government in 23 years is a watershed moment.

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Source: Toronto Star 
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