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.]

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Canada Federal Budget: Public Service Union Cries Foul Over Exclusion

OTTAWA - The union representing tens of thousands of federal scientists says for the first time ever, it has been barred from this year's federal budget lockup.

The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada wrote to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Tuesday asking to be allowed into the lockup.

Union president Gary Corbett says PIPSC's request to participate in the lockup was rejected Monday.

Journalists, government officials and outside experts are sequestered for several hours on budget day without any means of outside communication so they can pore over the details of the federal budget.

Corbett says the union has participated in past lockups.

But a spokeswoman for Flaherty says the government received a record number of requests to participate in the lockup, and not every group can be accommodated.

Mary Ann Dewey-Plante says more than 190 groups — including several other public-service unions — are already participating.

She says PIPSC was not rejected and has been put on a waiting list.

Dewey-Plante says the union could be allowed into the lockup if a spot opens up.

Original Article
Source: Huff
Author: Canadian Press

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