Faceted Search: Accountability

Without an election call, much of the political drama in Ottawa lately has focused on the Mulroney-Schreiber affair. With its lurid allegations of political corruption and large sums of money exchanged for political influence, it seems like a relic of a ...

Story - Chandra - 04/15/2009 - 13:17 - 0 comments

Paul Wells of Maclean’s magazine had a column last week advocating for changes to Question Period. He argues that fixing Question Period will help to fix what’s wrong with our country’s politics. “Question period isn&rsqu ...

Blog entry - Chandra - 06/11/2009 - 15:54 - 0 comments

In 2006, the UN’s Human Rights Council was mandated to "undertake a universal periodic review … of the fulfillment by each State of its human rights obligations and commitments.” Canada has been under review this year and d ...

Story - Karri - 06/23/2009 - 11:10 - 0 comments

Jim Travers has an article in today's Toronto Star arguing that Canadian government cannot respond to the challenges of our time because Members of Parliament and civil servants lack space to do their jobs well. As a result, we've had no signif ...

Blog entry - Chandra - 06/23/2009 - 16:32 - 0 comments

Earlier this spring, Toronto Star columnist Jim Travers wrote a heart-felt rant about the downward slide of democracy in this country. Now the Toronto Star has followed up on that sentiment with a six part series on “Sham-ocracy.” In a ...

Blog entry - Chandra - 06/25/2009 - 16:11 - 0 comments

In all reports of dissatisfaction with Canadian democracy, Question Period seems to be at or near the top of the list. In the latest issue of the Canadian Parliamentary Review, Frances Ryan takes a critical look at Question Period. She suggests that ...

Blog entry - Chandra - 11/11/2009 - 17:24 - 0 comments

We’ve been hearing from the government that the recession is over and the economy is on the mend. But how do we measure recovery? Can we really measure recovery through slight improvements in GDP, growth in the stock market and overall economic de ...

Blog entry - Rebekah - 11/24/2009 - 16:32 - 0 comments

As of late we’ve have been hearing a lot about political flyers known as “ten-percenters.” These refer to flyers that Members of Parliament (MPs) are allowed to send to other constituencies, up to a number equivalent to ten percent of ...

Blog entry - Rebekah - 12/04/2009 - 14:25 - 0 comments

It has been a difficult year around the world. The recession has had an impact on many interconnected areas: food, income and housing security and access to social services, to name a few. Individuals and institutions across the planet have undert ...

Story - Rebekah - 12/07/2009 - 16:37 - 2 comments

Tomorrow, December 10, is Human Rights Day, when we commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by United Nations General Assembly in 1948. This year marks the 61st anniversary. Signed by most states, the UDH ...

Blog entry - Rebekah - 12/09/2009 - 14:26 - 0 comments