Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Friday, August 19, 2011

NDP want tough pre-election ad rules

The New Democrats want to ban all political advertisements before elections and make leaders own up to third-party attack ads.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says voters are tired of being manipulated by special interest groups and need to hear each party’s ideas without political spin.

She’s also pushing for three televised debates across the province, focusing on health care, jobs, the economy and energy.

As the province gears up for an Oct. 6 election, there have been ads attacking the Liberals over what they call a “road to nowhere” in Windsor — paid for by the Canadian wing of a business that owns the Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor and Detroit.

The Progressive Conservatives also have been targeted by the Working Families Coalition, a group that is backed by some of the province’s private and public unions.

Both Tories and Liberals have attacked each other as well as the NDP, but Horwath says she has no plans to “get in the sandbox” and join the negative campaigns.

Origin
Source: Toronto Star 

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