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.]

Showing posts with label Due Process. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Due Process. Show all posts

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Feds locked into F-35 fighter jets, despite Ambrose’s promise to consider alternatives, say opposition MPs, point to DND's requirements

PARLIAMENT HILL—Opposition MPs say the federal government is locked in to only one choice for Canada’s new fighter jet—the hotly contested F-35 stealth warplane—despite a pledge from Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose that the Department of National Defence will consider other alternatives.

Ms. Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) made the promise in Commons Question Period on Tuesday, when NDP MP Matthew Kellway (Beaches-East-York, Ont.) asked for a straight yes-or-no answer about whether the government intends to look at alternatives to the Lockheed Martin F-35, which Auditor General Michael Ferguson disclosed in April would cost a minimum of $25-billion to acquire and operate over 20 years.

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