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.]

Monday, August 31, 2015

The Gargoyle: Ottawa South Tory candidate invites media, refuses interviews

Conservative candidate Dev Balkissoon will be opening his campaign office on Aug. 30 at noon, but the Ottawa South hopeful will continue a trend of not addressing the media during the event.

Nearly a week after every Conservative candidate in the Ottawa area missed a meeting with Mayor Jim Watson, Balkissoon’s campaign staff will keep making him unavailable to questions from the media when they open his office on Lorry Greenberg Drive.

It’s worth noting that the campaign sent a media advisory announcing the details of the event, which will include “remarks” from Balkissoon. But, it goes on to say, the candidate “will not be participating in any interviews during the event.”

A spokesperson for the Balkissoon campaign declined to comment or explain the reason why they would not be allowing any questions at the event. When asked why Balkissoon wouldn’t address the media, she said, “He’s just not.”

Original Article
Source: ottawacitizen.com/
Author:  Patrick Smith

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