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.]

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Are the Harper Conservatives Joking When They Claim to be Women's Saviours?

In case you missed it, the Harper Conservatives claim that they have "done more for women and girls across Canada than any other government."

The actual evidence simply does not support such a wild claim. A 2013 report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranks Canada an embarrassing 20th of 133 nations -- behind Nicaragua (10), Latvia (12), Cuba (15), and Lesotho (16) -- among countries where women are most able to participate fully in economic and political life, and enjoy most equal access to education and healthcare. In 2006, the WEF ranked Canada 14th, falling to 18th in 2007, and 31st in 2008.

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