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, March 09, 2012

Canada Unemployment: Stephen Harper Disappointed In Numbers, Sees Silver Lining

TORONTO - Prime Minister Stephen Harper calls the February jobs report disappointing but notes there's a trend of increasing full-time employment.

Statistics Canada said today that Canada's unemployment rate fell to 7.4 per cent as more people stopped looking for work.

Speaking in Toronto, Harper called the report disappointing, and said Canada's economic recovery "remains fragile."

But he also said there's a trend of increases in the number of full-time jobs as more part-time jobs are upgraded.

Economists had expected a modest pick-up of 15,000 jobs in February, but there was a contraction in the workforce.

Harper also noted that the American jobs picture is getting brighter.

Original Article
Source: Huff
Author: Canadian Press
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