I’m currently reading The Art of the Possible, which is a handbook for Canadian political activists written by one Amanda Sussman and published in 2007. With the G20 still lingering in many of our minds, I thought the following passage from the book’s introduction was worth posting. “Protests, boycotts, and alternative summits send out the […]

Believe it or not, you can learn a lot about democracy in general, and the American political system in particular, from Michael J. Fox. Although his interest in politics dates back to his youth, Fox has become directly and intimately involved in the American political system over the past few years as a Parkinson’s disease […]

Several months ago I wrote a letter to Tony Clement, the Conservative MP who had recently complained that only “elites” and “chattering classes” cared about the government’s second annual prorogation. Clement had told the press that he had received “maybe three dozen emails” from constituents voicing their concern, and although I wasn’t one of his […]

As long as we’re talking about democracy and accountability, I’d like you to check out an article by Dan Gardner about the proposed census changes that I read in the Ottawa Citizen yesterday. Thanks to local author Tim Falconer for the link. Pay particular attention to the end of the piece, which I might as […]

I mentioned in a recent post that I’d like to start dedicating a little space on this blog every week to talking about democracy and getting a better understanding of it. Well, the weekend seems like a good time to do a weekly post, and there’s no time like the present to get started. In […]