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 Michael Applebaum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Applebaum. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Montreal's new Mayor: The more things change, the more they stay the same

Montreal has a new mayor tonight, after a squeaker of a vote by city council which saw Union Montreal's jilted lover, and now 'independent" councillor, Michael Applebaum edge Union candidate Richard Deschamps by a razor thin margin of 31-29, with three spoiled ballots.

Before you pop the champagne however, keep in mind that Applebaum could hardly be less independent of the Union Montreal morass which has dragged our city into the depths of corruption and scandal.

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Michael Applebaum chosen Montreal’s interim mayor

MONTREAL—Michael Applebaum, a 49-year-old anglophone with a nasally voice who, according to some, butchers the French language, has been chosen as Montreal’s new mayor.

More than a week after ex-mayor Gérald Tremblay resigned in the wake of a corruption scandal, 63 city councilors chose Applebaum by the slimmest of margins to succeed him until the next municipal election in November 2013.

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