Democracy

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Kiwis protest trans-Pacific trade talks; familar threats to public services, democracy

New Zealand and Canada are in somewhat the same position with respect to international trade agreements bearing down on us ...
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VIDEO: Maude Barlow on Democracy Now! on the climate talks

As noted on the Democracy Now! website, "Maude Barlow is an author, activist, and the former senior advisor on water ...
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VIDEO: Maude Barlow on Democracy Now! on right to water

Democracy Now! reports that, "The United Nations General Assembly has declared for the first time that access to clean water ...
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UPDATE: This is what Conservative democracy looks like: Keddy moves to shut down debate on CCFTA

Conservative MP Gerald Keddy (pictured left) will move at Thursday's international trade committee meeting to stop hearing from witnesses on ...
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UPDATE: Maude Barlow on Democracy Now!

We are at the Facultad de Informatica y Electronica at Univalle and Amy Goodman is just about to interview Council ...
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ESSAY: ‘Harper’s assault on democracy’ by Murray Dobbin

Rabble.ca columnist Murray Dobbin details the harm Prime Minister Stephen Harper is doing to the political and social fabric of ...
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This is what democracy should look like!

When I told my Spanish class that the government in Uruguay had gotten rid of private water services, the teacher ...
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Maude on Democracy Now!

To see a terrific video from Turkey of Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow, Food and Water Watch executive director ...
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