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Showing posts with label democracy in action. Show all posts
Showing posts with label democracy in action. Show all posts
14 August 2012

Suppressing Dissent #nlpoli

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One of the hallmarks of the Conservative political method since 2003 has been the suppression of public dissent. Anyone who wants to raise...
12 June 2012

The Stacked House Filibuster #nlpoli

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Democracy is a beautiful thing.  The people of Newfoundland and Labrador are witnessing its full beauty in the filibuster against the Cons...
03 January 2012

The question of democracy in Newfoundland and Labrador #cdnpoli #nlpoli

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“A democracy only works really well,” according to Kathy Dunderdale , “when people are asking questions.” Opposition Leader Dwight Ball to...
04 January 2011

Leadership by fiat

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The Telegram editorial last Friday took issue with the upcoming coronation of Kathy Dunderdale as leader of the provincial Conservatives a...
23 December 2010

The horrors of democracy

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From a recent Telegram editorial : Those same Republicans are now saying these heroes, many of whom suffer from chronic respiratory dise...
21 January 2010

Leading the nation…

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in a lamentable trend . Via nottawa , here’s a link to Jim Travers’ excellent column on the decline of democratic institutions in Canada....
05 January 2010

In your wildest dreams…

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You likely never imagined a popular revolt at the idea that parliament would not be sitting for about the same number of days that Tom Rideo...
24 September 2009

To the good people of Straits-White Bay North: you can vote today to replace Trevor

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Forget protest in the streets. Protest where it hurts:  the ballot box. Danny Williams campaigned in your district in 2001 and held out ...