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.]

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Sen. Pierre Claude Nolin Is New Speaker Of The Senate, Appointed By Prime Minister Stephen Harper

OTTAWA - Quebec Sen. Pierre Claude Nolin has been named the new Speaker of the Senate.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the announcement in a statement acknowledging the contributions of Nolin's predecessor, Noel Kinsella, whose last day as Speaker was Wednesday.

Harper congratulated Kinsella for presiding over the upper chamber with "aplomb and dignity," and for setting a tone that brought out the best in his fellow senators.

And he welcomed Nolin, appointed to the Senate by Brian Mulroney in 1993, with the hope he would foster transparency, accountability and democratic values.

The New Brunswick-born Kinsella, also a Mulroney appointee, was named to the Senate in 1990 and became Speaker in 2006.

"I would like to express my deepest appreciation to Sen. Kinsella for his remarkable work, and for the compassion and intellect which he used to raise his office," Harper said.

"I thank him as well for his tireless parliamentary service to Canadians and for representing New Brunswickers and Acadians so well. He will be remembered and honoured and I wish him every success in all his future endeavours."

Of Nolin, Harper said he "has represented Quebecers and Canadians in the upper chamber with honour for over 21 years.

"I am confident he will succeed in his new role and work to make this institution more transparent, democratic and accountable."

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.ca/
Author: CP

No comments:

Post a Comment