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 Sergio Marchi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sergio Marchi. Show all posts

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Ex-Grit Minister Sergio Marchi: Harper Plays Politics With ISIL Mission

OTTAWA - A former Liberal cabinet minister says his party and the NDP had no choice but to refuse to support Canada's combat mission against Islamic extremists.

Sergio Marchi, trade minister under Jean Chretien and former ambassador to the World Trade Organization, blamed Prime Minister Stephen Harper for backing the opposition into an untenable position.

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