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Going Global with Peace, Order and Good Government
by Christopher Sands & Shuvaloy Majumdar on June 16, 2009 | Democracy, Foreign Policy
Nobel laureate Lester B. Pearson understood that the dignity of peoples was closely linked to their freedom, that achieving social and economic status is fleeting when compared to unleashing the open democratic expression of free peoples worldwide, and that democracy properly understood was more than a process – it remains an enduring, transcending value. Pearson was a famous ally in the cause of freedom in the Cold War, and he understood something which members of a worldwide movement in democratic assistance have grasped today. Democracy, distilled down, is comprised of peace loving values, of intellectual and moral courage, and of the triumph of liberty. The defense of democracy was once a Canadian calling in times of crisis. In the course ahead, democratic assistance must remain at the heart of what brave Canadians are fighting for in Afghanistan, and on new frontiers where democracy hangs precariously in the balance.
Read more » | 0 commentsFreedom of Expression: Is it a dying value?
by Michael Brock on June 22, 2009 | Democracy, Philosophy, United States
Perhaps one of the most offensive things I have ever heard a Canadian say, was uttered by human rights investigator Dean Steacy of the Canadian Human Rights Commission: “Freedom of speech is an American concept, so I don’t give it any value.”
Read more » | 0 commentsCanada's Questionable "Coalition"
by Collin May on June 22, 2009 | Democracy
Events of recent days in Ottawa have culminated, it seems, in a grand coalition complete with an official signing ceremony as if giving legitimacy to an event somewhat less than legitimate. From a constitutional perspective, the coalition formed between the Liberals and the NDP with the sworn support of the Bloc Quebecois, is in fact entirely legal and based on a precedent, of sorts. Of course, there’s been no vote yet to bring down the sitting government so it does have a slightly premature air to it, but as constitutional experts will assure us, it is valid within the traditions of Parliamentary democracy. And yet, something still stinks. It’s as if all the benedictions of all the constitutional law professors in Canada still can’t remove some overarching stain from this coalition. Why is that?
Read more » | 0 commentsBook Review: It’s the Regime, Stupid! A Report From the Cowboy West on Why Stephen Harper Matters
by John von Heyking on November 19, 2009 | Fiscal Policy, Public Policy, Philosophy, Book Review, Democracy
Combining philosophical, literary, and historical analysis, social science, and personal anecdote, Cooper analyzes the “logic” of the Canadian “regime.”
Read more » | 0 comments“A Long Time Coming”: Parliament's Prorogation Crisis
by John von Heyking on February 08, 2010 | Federalism, Future of Conservatism, Democracy
Harper’s decision to request prorogation has proven controversial because his critics (some of them sympathetic to his political program) believe he is abusing his executive power over Parliament. Harper’s defenders point out that there is nothing unconstitutional about prorogation and that Parliament’s current dysfunction justifies it.
Read more » | 0 commentsThis Month's Featured Article
Treason From 16TH-Century England TO 9/11
“In advanced countries, treason is an antiquarian offence,” writes Lord Black in his survey of treason from the 16th century to the attacks in New York and Washington in September 2001. “Toleration of conscientious objection and a media tendency to mistrust militarism and nationalism and to seek the ‘sources’ of even foreign discontent have made treason an unfashionable allegation, as it implies national moral superiority. “
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