democracy
Letters For This Topic
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
by Duff Conacher
In all the spin and the counter-spin concerning Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s conflicts of interest scandal, what are the real problems, and... more
November 15, 2017
Economic development and its impact on the status of democracy is a fascinating discussion. Western democracies have long established a perfect correlation... more
October 31, 2017
It is time for an urgent clarion call.
Given the retrograde pits inhabited by our ruling politicians and the avaricious over-reach of myopic big-business... more
The word “politics” is derived from the Greek word “politikos” which means the practice and theory of dealing with and influencing people. In most people’s... more
November 16, 2016
Dear Canadians,
As a Canadian organization for proportional representation, we don't take positions for or against parties and politicians. But Tuesday night,... more
By jlam
November 10, 2016
Now that parliamentarians are starting to talk seriously about changing the way we elect MPs, the nay-sayers have come out with the most common argument to... more
May 15, 2016
There has been a lot of media attention recently regarding political fundraising from corporations at Queen's Park. It appears that the Wynne Government has... more
By AlexCullen
May 11, 2016
OTTAWA - Today, Democracy Watch called on the Ontario and B.C. ethics commissioners, and ethics commissioners across the country, to do their jobs properly by... more
March 31, 2016
The Green Party of Canada is facing a crisis.
In the most recent election, it failed to gain more seats than in 2011. Bruce Hyer one of its deputy leaders... more
March 10, 2016
Alien interest groups approach Canadian elected or appointed government officials to lobby for their interests. Lobbying can be at the federal, provincial and... more
November 12, 2015