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 Gail Shea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gail Shea. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Gail Shea Denies Books Burned As Fisheries Libraries Consolidated

Fisheries Minister Gail Shea is denying reports that scientific research was burned or discarded in the name of cost-cutting.

And Shea says the decision to consolidate Department of Fisheries and Oceans libraries was about standing up for taxpayers, not stifling science.

The department has been accused of committing a "knowledge massacre" by shuttering seven of its 11 regional libraries this fall and reportedly purging irreplaceable information, some of which is more than 100 years old, by only digitizing a small fraction of its 600,000 plus collection.

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Shea's shaming of Liberals over marijuana an attack from PMO, MPs say

P.E.I.’s three Liberal MPs say Fisheries Minister Gail Shea’s public shaming Monday of their support for legalizing marijuana was an attack from Conservative party central.

On Monday morning, Shea released a statement slamming Charlottetown MP Sean Casey, Malpeque MP Wayne Easter and Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay for endorsing their leader Justin Trudeau’s “reckless position” on pot legalization.

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