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 Roderick MacIsaac. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roderick MacIsaac. Show all posts

Monday, December 15, 2014

Sister of Fired Researcher Losing Faith in Government Probe

The sister of a researcher who committed suicide three months after the British Columbia health ministry fired him said she's unhappy with the progress of a government review into the matter.

"When we first heard that there was to be an independent review we were hopeful," said Linda Kayfish, whose brother Roderick MacIsaac killed himself in 2012. "We have become disheartened," Kayfish said in a prepared statement.

Premier Christy Clark has apologized for the "heavy handed" firings of MacIsaac and others and had said the review was intended to find out what happened. The government announced the review on Oct. 3, initially with a deadline of Oct. 31. The deadline has since been extended to Dec. 19.

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