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 Yves Cote. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yves Cote. Show all posts

Thursday, June 21, 2012

New Elections Canada commissioner named in surprise move

With the complex and politically charged robocalls investigation still under way, Commissioner of Canada Elections William Corbett has retired and been replaced with a former justice department bureaucrat.

Since last year's election, Corbett has been overseeing the probe of fraudulent pre-recorded calls and misleading live calls reported by voters in 200 ridings across the country. It is believed to be the largest investigation the commissioner's office has ever conducted.

But in a surprise announcement Thursday, Elections Canada said Corbett has retired and been replaced by Yves Cote, the former associate deputy minister of justice.

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