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.]

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Canadian Spending Cuts Will Be Within Expectations, Harper Says

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said spending cuts in his government’s March 29 budget will fall “within the expectations” his party set during the last general election in May.

“The actions the government will be taking will be within the expectations we set during the election campaign,” Harper told reporters at a news conference today in Tokyo.

The government said in its budget last March that it would seek to cut spending by as much as C$4 billion ($4 billion) annually.

“We’ll also be making some very significant investments in changes to ensure the growth of the Canadian economy in the future to ensure that we continue to create jobs and that we have long-term prosperity and sustainability of our social programs,” he said.

Original Article
Source: bloomberg
Author: Andrew Mayeda

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