How governments get us to blindly accept their agendas
NATHALIE ELGRABLY-LEVY: Nudges, which surreptitiously manipulate our behaviour, are being used to promote specific political agendas
Tag: Democracy
What annoys me about municipal elections
ROSLYN KUNIN: But no matter how annoying, we at least have the democratic right to vote
Local elections: democracy as it is meant to be
GERRY CHIDIAC: Candidates do not tend to have corporate sponsorships nor to conform to the wishes of political parties
Ottawa gets first taste of the Alberta Sovereignty Act
MARCO NAVARRO-GENIE: The history of Western Canada is tainted with jurisdictional transgressions, punitive violations, and overreach from Ottawa
Political left has gone ballistic at the prospect of Meloni leading Italy
MICHAEL TAUBE: The liberal media tars her as a fascist but her views are actually centre-right and inherently sensible
Mikhail Gorbachev, from global hero to forgotten man
PAT MURPHY: Gorbachev didn’t grasp the depth of resentment in Eastern Europe or within many of the constituent Soviet republics
Poilievre can put people back in charge with recall and referendums
FRANCO TERRAZZANO and KRIS SIMS: Recall empowers displeased voters to launch a petition in their riding. Referendums axes legislation if enough people vote to make it happen
Are we seeing the destruction of democratic capitalism?
LEE HARDING: More than 100 years after H.G. Wells forecast dramatic changes in the world order, the tide appears to be turning
Musk has a real opportunity to change Twitter’s toxic culture
MICHAEL TAUBE: We must be willing to support views that appear right to us, as well as tolerate views that seem wrong to us
Judicial activism riding roughshod over our rights and freedoms
BRIAN PECKFORD: Elected representatives can and should be the ones to amend the Constitution, not unelected judges. Canadian need to fight back (FREE)
Trudeau has irreparably damaged our country
BRIAN GIESBRECHT: The truckers are not our enemies. Authoritarianism is (FREE)
The use of the Emergencies Act was profoundly undemocratic
GERRY BOWLER: Though the government eventually came to its senses, the Emergencies Act should be used only in the direst of circumstances (FREE)
Freedom Convoy shows we need direct democracy in Canada
MARK MILKE: Referendums create an important incentive: Citizens think more deeply about policy and laws because their vote has impact (FREE)
Canada is becoming an authoritarian state
BRIAN GIESBRECHT: We are venturing into a new authoritarian version of what used to be a wonderful country, where Canadians cherished their freedoms (FREE)
Trudeau response to Freedom Convoy turned it into a global movement
SHAWN WHATLEY: The world is watching Canada. Trudeau needs to separate the dangerous blend of public health and authoritarian politics (FREE)
Trudeau set horrendous precedent by invoking Emergencies Act
MICHAEL TAUBE: An overextension of government powers that shot an arrow through the heart of our democracy, liberty and freedom ($)
Invoking the Emergencies Act will help Canada’s reputation abroad
SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: The last thing supply chains needed was more human-induced logistical predicaments created by the very disruptive truckers’ convoy (FREE)
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