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 Lilla Tipton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lilla Tipton. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Gov't Reneged on Wage Promises, Say Community Social Service Agencies

Lilla Tipton says she was misled in last spring's pre-election bargaining between the provincial government and agencies like hers, the Powell River Association for Community Living.

Now, her agency and the other 200 community social service-sector agencies across British Columbia are whipsawed between the higher wages they've been paying since April -- on the basis of what they believed was a government funding commitment -- and budgets already diminished by earlier cuts.

The crunch may lead to a reduction in services to vulnerable and often developmentally-challenged B.C. residents, Tipton said.

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