Happy Canada Day ……Eh!
I truly hope that each and every one of my readers has something to celebrate on this day when we look inwards at the good thing that Canada has to…
Rural
PMO v PBO, who will be next?
We all realize by now that nobody really knows what the financial and social impacts of the Harper regimes omnibus Buget and departmental cuts are going to be, and that…
This is NOT Democracy
The Opposition pushback over Bill C-38 — driven in part by the Green Party caucus of one, Elizabeth May — is about far more than political partisanship. It’s about whether…
Stand against the Federal Budget Bill
LeadNow urges us to protest bill C-38 Today we’re writing because we want you to be part of a historic moment for our country. By going to a 13 heroes…
You wont recognize Canada
You wont recognize Canada or Parliament by the time Mr Harper and his oligarchical regime is done, that’s not news but is now reality. What I fear most is that…
Election Canada to Review Processes.
It was recently reported that Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand appeared before the Procedure and House affairs committee and responded to questions regarding both “the voter registration and voting processes…
Rally to Protect our Democracy & Environment.
Readers of Democracy Under Fire are reminded that citizens across the country are gathering at Conservative MP offices this Saturday to show their opposition to the Omnibus Budget Bill which…
Canada’s Sad "Democracy"
The Sixth Estate summarizes the basis of this post which highlights just how far we have drifted, or more corrected been steered, away from true democratic representation. Backbench MP opposes…
Those Questionable Polls
There have been a number of comments that the overturned election results at Etobicoke Centre was due to a failure of Elections Canada and whilst it is true that they…
How can members represent their constituents?
We here, along with a number of other concerned Canadians have been pointing out the escalating decline of our democratic institutions, our access to accurate and timely information, the increasingly…
Senate Reform Bill C7
What with all the other stuff going on, not the least of which is the Budget Omnibus Bill which guts environmental regulation and leaves much of the outcomes subject to…
Are Armbands the Answer?
Its been a strange week with so much going on that it has left this old fellow wondering which particular shiny object to focus his attention on. Should it be…
One Tyrant & Three Amigos
With last week being the 30th anniversary of thepatriation of our Constitution and the adoption of the CANADIANCHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS it seems that itis appropriate for a blog…
Shooting the Messenger.
We have all by now seen the Harperregimes modus-opandi whereby they attack the organizations thatdisagree with their view of Canada not by presenting a reasoned anddocumented argument against such opinions…
A New Progressive Narrative
Inthe spirit of encouraging progressive dialogue Democracy Under Fireis pleased to present this guest article by Jared Milne Inthe last couple of years, various Canadian commentatorshaveremarked on the new conservative…
Electoral and Parliamentary Reform (Final)
Conclusion Over the last5 weeks I have outlined some of thepossibilities andchallenges surrounding changes to our Electoralsystem and briefly touched upon some of theissues surrounding Parliamentaryand Senaterules and modernization. It…
Electoral and Parliamentary Reform (part 5)
TheSenate There are generally three views onSenate reform “First, keep our current system. Second, elect ourSenators, and realign where Senators come from in the country (equalrepresentation). Third, simply abolish it.”…
Electoral and Parliamentary Reform (part 4)
Parliamentaryreform There are basically three things thatgovern the procedures in the House of Commons, House Committees andthe Senate – Parliamentary Tradition, the House Standing Orders andthe current PMs willingness to…
Electoral and Parliamentary Reform (part 3)
Electronic Voting Last week I touched upon the subject ofelectronic voting as a means to increase the number of citizens whowould participate in this important part of our democratic processand…
Electoral and Parliamentary Reform (part 2)
Electoral reform All the electoral reform in theworld, everybody getting out and voting, more partys represented inthe mix, even a better quality of representative will not make oneiota of difference…