rabble.ca series - Harper's Assault on Democracy
Feb 5 2016
| by Daryn Caister |
Lawyer and author Gus Van Harten walks us through just some of the ways in which the TPP is a direct assault on democracy.
Sep 27 2015
| by Cathy Crowe |
The Fair Elections Act has made it harder for homeless people to vote. This election is not proving it will be any easier for them to get affordable housing.
Jul 30 2015
| by Raksha Vasudevan |
The recent ruling against allowing long-term expats the right to vote is terrible. Here's seven reasons why.
Jul 29 2015
| by Raksha Vasudevan |
The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled against allowing long-term expats the right to vote, claiming it would be unfair for non-residents to vote on laws. Well here are seven reasons that's untrue.
Jul 15 2015
| by Louis-Philippe Rochon |
Irrespective of whether it was total capitulation, there are already a multitude of analyses trying to decipher what exactly happened in Greece and whether it could have been avoided.
Feb 23 2015
| by Ralph Surette |
Stephen Harper, a master propagandist of the first order, is doing it again. This time, the overblown tune is war, terror, security, with civil liberties, prudence and rational thought underfoot.
Jan 26 2015
| by Murray Dobbin |
The exceptionally successful neoliberal campaign to change the "ideological fabric" of society has put western civilization on a track to irreversible collapse. How can we shift course?
Jan 15 2015
| by Raksha Vasudevan |
The Harper government is trying to appeal a ruling that would allow Canadian expats living abroad for more than five years to retain their voting rights. So much for democracy!
Nov 26 2014
| by Matthew Behrens |
As the Canadian government plays at fighting wars in Iraq/Syria and in eastern Europe, we see daily examples of how militarism ultimately degrades, disrupts and destroys democracy.
Oct 8 2014
| by rabble staff |
Parliament is back in session, and we hope that we can count on you to help ensure that we have a top-notch team of independent and ethical journalists to really challenge Stephen Harper's agenda.
rabble.ca columnist Murray Dobbin details the harm Prime Minister Stephen Harper is doing to the political and social fabric of Canada in a new essay commissioned by The Council of Canadians. The complete series will constitute 10 parts published between March and April 2010.
