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 Foreign Interference. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Foreign Interference. Show all posts

Thursday, October 05, 2023

Canada calls public inquiry into foreign interference

OTTAWA, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is launching a sweeping public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada, setting the stage for the next arm of a yearslong political fight over how the government has handled the charged issue.

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced the formal independent inquiry Thursday after months of backroom negotiations between Canada’s main political parties over who will lead it and how it will work, and public jabs over whether the government was dragging its heels.
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