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.]

Friday, December 09, 2011

Harper taps CIDA vice-president to implement border plan

A senior civil servant with the Canadian International Development Agency is moving to the Privy Council Office to take the reins on Canada’s border action plan.

David Moloney, currently executive vice-president at CIDA, will become a senior adviser on implementing the new border deal with the United States beginning in January.

The deal, reached this week between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama, seeks to create a common security perimeter around North America by harmonizing screening protocols for visitors and increasing intelligence sharing between the two countries.

Canada hopes the changes will result in a smoother flow of goods and people across the border, boosting trade and job opportunities for Canadians.

Mr. Harper announced the new Privy Council Office position on Thursday afternoon.

In addition to his work at CIDA, Mr. Moloney has held positions with Industry Canada, the Treasury Board Secretariat and Finance Canada. He worked in the Privy Council Office from 2000 to 2003 as an assistant secretary and liaison secretariat for macroeconomic policy.

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Source: Globe&Mail 

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