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.]

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Anti-Harper banner unfurled in Montreal ramps up campaign against EI benefit cuts

MONTREAL — A Quebec union coalition is ramping up its fight against the federal government to reverse federal changes to the Employment Insurance program.

Using a crane, it unveiled a large banner Monday morning to send a “no” message to Prime Minister Stephen Harper — via commuters taking the Jacques Cartier Bridge.

The banner, unfurled before the Monday morning rush hour, calls on Harper to roll back the changes, which the coalition characterizes as a “sacking” of benefits for the jobless. It reads: "Here, we say no to the sacking of EI benefits."

Quebec unions and organizations are rallying in defense of the unemployed and will announce the creation of a large coalition to fight the federal government's proposed reforms. These include a measure requiring frequent EI recipients to accept jobs that pay 70 per cent less than their previous paycheques, and to accept new jobs that require a one-hour daily commute.


The five main unions represent 1.2 million Quebecers. 

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Source: globalmontreal.com
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