Todays news in Canadas thriving democracy: 1. Rob Ford drops out of the mayoral race. His brother, Doug Ford, takes his place. His nephew, Mike Ford, drops out of the Ward 2 city councillor race so that Rob can run there [news.nationalpost/2014/09/12/rob-ford-drops-out-of-toronto-mayors-race/] 2. With no notice and while judges are still considering the Hupacasath First Nations legal challenge, the Harper government totally disregards the legal system (and public opinion), and ratifies the China-Canada FIPA investor deal, which locks us into terrifying shit until I am 56 years old. [cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-china-investment-treaty-to-come-into-force-oct-1-1.2764075] 3. Amendments to the promising Reform Act come out, which now leave the door open for parties to implement systems that make it hard for caucuses to review leadership, and choose a single person (who can be the party leader) to sign off on the nomination process. That said, these reforms may help parties nominate more diverse candidates, and the bill would still change the balance of power in the House of Commons. [theglobeandmail/globe-debate/editorials/chongs-watered-down-reform-act-will-still-float/article20565782/]
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 19:33:17 +0000
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