democracy
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John Ivison is right in his column on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. What if the collective effort of western nations isn’t enough to save the fledging... more
By James OGrady
March 3, 2022
Wikipedia became the new battleground online between the pro Beijing camp and pro democracy camp through outrageous edits on incidents happened in HK in 2019.... more
By mcklee
October 26, 2021
Yesterday was not a good day for those who still believe that democratic ideals matter. The day began with an iPolitics-sponsored debate featuring MPs who have... more
June 10, 2021
CALL FOR ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE MASS ARREST OF HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS INVOLVED IN THE 2020 PRIMARY ELECTION
January 6, 2021
In the morning of... more
By mcklee
January 6, 2021
On January 6, 2021, dozens of prominent former pro-democracy legislators, political activists, reporters, and legal experts were arrested for allegedly... more
By mcklee
January 6, 2021
Elizabeth May of the Green Party of Canada spoke at the national press conference about the Greens stand with Hong Kong and urged the Canadian government... more
By mcklee
October 15, 2020
On May 26, the mayor and a majority on Ottawa City Council voted to dramatically worsen urban sprawl. This was the most important environmental vote this term... more
By Robb Barnes
June 1, 2020
Presentation to the City of Ottawa Ward Boundary Review:
My name is Alex Cullen. I am currently President of the Belltown Neighbours Association, in Bay Ward,... more
By AlexCullen
March 10, 2020
Re: Andrew Coyne: I, for one, welcome our new world parliament overlords, Jan. 11, 2019
In the course of just 60 years, the population of Earth has exploded... more
By Larry Kazdan
January 16, 2019
Today, as Bill C-76 heads back to the House of Commons from the House Procedure Affairs Committee, Democracy Watch called on MPs, among other key changes to... more
October 22, 2018
Official Israeli Discrimination Enhanced by New Law
The Jewish citizens of Israel recently gained an enhanced measure of official dominance over Palestinian... more
August 18, 2018
By William H. McRaven
Dear Mr. President:
Former CIA director John Brennan, whose security clearance you revoked on Wednesday, is one of the finest public... more
By Anonymous
August 16, 2018
Democracy, originally referred to in Greek as Demos Kratos or the power of people, can be questionable in Western and Eastern democracies from the angles of... more
April 27, 2018
OTTAWA - Today, Democracy Watch announced that it expects a response from Elections Ontario this week to the lawyer’s letter it sent on March 6th to Ontario’s... more
March 14, 2018
This week’s developments on the light-rail transit file have left me pondering questions about core roles and responsibilities in our democratic system.
Much... more
February 16, 2018