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On May 26, the mayor and a majority on Ottawa City Council voted to dramatically worsen urban sprawl. This was the most important environmental vote this term... more
By Robb Barnes
June 1, 2020
Presentation to the City of Ottawa Ward Boundary Review:
My name is Alex Cullen. I am currently President of the Belltown Neighbours Association, in Bay Ward,... more
By AlexCullen
March 10, 2020
Re: Andrew Coyne: I, for one, welcome our new world parliament overlords, Jan. 11, 2019
In the course of just 60 years, the population of Earth has exploded... more
By Larry Kazdan
January 16, 2019
Today, as Bill C-76 heads back to the House of Commons from the House Procedure Affairs Committee, Democracy Watch called on MPs, among other key changes to... more
October 22, 2018
Official Israeli Discrimination Enhanced by New Law
The Jewish citizens of Israel recently gained an enhanced measure of official dominance over Palestinian... more
August 18, 2018
By William H. McRaven
Dear Mr. President:
Former CIA director John Brennan, whose security clearance you revoked on Wednesday, is one of the finest public... more
By Anonymous
August 16, 2018
Democracy, originally referred to in Greek as Demos Kratos or the power of people, can be questionable in Western and Eastern democracies from the angles of... more
April 27, 2018
OTTAWA - Today, Democracy Watch announced that it expects a response from Elections Ontario this week to the lawyer’s letter it sent on March 6th to Ontario’s... more
March 14, 2018
This week’s developments on the light-rail transit file have left me pondering questions about core roles and responsibilities in our democratic system.
Much... more
February 16, 2018
by Duff Conacher
In all the spin and the counter-spin concerning Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s conflicts of interest scandal, what are the real problems, and... more
November 15, 2017
Economic development and its impact on the status of democracy is a fascinating discussion. Western democracies have long established a perfect correlation... more
October 31, 2017
It is time for an urgent clarion call.
Given the retrograde pits inhabited by our ruling politicians and the avaricious over-reach of myopic big-business... more
The word “politics” is derived from the Greek word “politikos” which means the practice and theory of dealing with and influencing people. In most people’s... more
November 16, 2016
Dear Canadians,
As a Canadian organization for proportional representation, we don't take positions for or against parties and politicians. But Tuesday night,... more
By jlam
November 10, 2016
Now that parliamentarians are starting to talk seriously about changing the way we elect MPs, the nay-sayers have come out with the most common argument to... more
May 15, 2016