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 Greg Kyllo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greg Kyllo. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Shuswap Candidate Charged Under Fisheries Act in 2010

The British Columbia Liberal Party candidate in Shuswap, Greg Kyllo, had an ownership stake in a project that in 2010 garnered a $375,000 penalty under the Fisheries Act for harming sensitive fish habitat.

"If someone has had a company that was convicted of destroying fish habitat, how is that person deemed to have the qualifications to become an MLA?" asked Jim Cooperman, the president of the Shuswap Environmental Action Society. "Someone should be looking at this."

"A company I had ownership in took responsibility for the issue, and it was widely reported at the time," Kyllo said in an email to The Tyee, which had tried to reach him by phone and email.

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