rabble.ca series - Harper's Assault on Democracy

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.

Harper's hitlist: The case for electoral reform and coalition
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May 5, 2010
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Murray Dobbin
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This is the last in a monumental, 10-part investigation into Prime Minister Stephen Harper's willingness to jettison Canada's democratic traditions.
Harper's hitlist: The war on Insite and an obsession with punishment
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April 30, 2010
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Murray Dobbin
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Insite, political advocacy and the Afghan detainees issue are issues that may seem as though they are worlds apart, but what they show is the Harper government's contempt.
Harper's hitlist: Human rights taken out of commission
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April 14, 2010
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Murray Dobbin
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Rights are wrongs to the Harper administration, and all evidence points to further cuts and diminishments.
Harper's hitlist: A Kafkaesque nightmare for abandoned Canadians
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April 7, 2010
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Murray Dobbin
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Ronald Smith, Omar Khadr, Abousfian Abdelrazik -- The prime minister believes the Charter Rights of these men don't matter, and his contempt for the law is shown at every turn.
Harper's hitlist: The Senate and the Canadian Wheat Board
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March 31, 2010
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Murray Dobbin
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The prime minister's vendetta against the Canadian Wheat Board and his obsession with the Senate.
Harper's hitlist: The media and the Access to Information Act don't matter
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March 24, 2010
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Murray Dobbin
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Public access to information about what government is doing is at the heart of democratic accountability, but it's a bit of a problem for the prime minister...
Harper's hitlist: Watchdogs muzzled and kept on chains
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March 17, 2010
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Murray Dobbin
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The federal government consists of many arms-length and independent agencies designed to be beyond political control. Undermining and manipulating commissions and watchdogs is the PM's way.
Harper's hitlist: The Afghan torture affair
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March 10, 2010
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Murray Dobbin
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The undermining of Canadian Democracy -- A look at the Richard Colvin scandal, tricky Conservative election accounting and ignoring parliamentary resolutions.
Harper's hitlist: Thirteen months, two prorogations of Parliament
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March 4, 2010
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Murray Dobbin
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The second prorogation of Parliament has ended, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper is back in the House in budget mode. So what harm was it to prorogue Parliament? Here's the evidence...
Harper's assault on democracy
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March 3, 2010
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Murray Dobbin
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As Parliament resumes, this is the first in a new series looking at the harm Prime Minister Stephen Harper is doing to the political and social fabric of Canada.

rabble.ca series - Harper's Assault on Democracy

rabble.ca series - Harper's Assault on Democracy

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