democracy
Letters For This Tag
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
TORONTO STAR - Opinion
November elections and coups in Myanmar and U.S.
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By Peter L. Biro Contributor
Mon., Feb. 8, 2021
“Do not worry,” Aung San Suu Kyi... more
By Peter Biro
February 8, 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
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
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
Twenty-first century life has devolved into a predicted dystopia as “the technical advance which made it possible to receive and transmit simultaneously on the... more
August 21, 2017