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Why we need a new CRD electoral coalition
Published in Lower Island News (Victoria), March 2006 Democratic socialists and progressive allies in Greater Victoria have achieved strong representation in provincial and federal politics. At the municipal level, however, right-of-centre politicians dominate public office in the Capital Regional District. The result is inaction in the face of urban sprawl and growing inequality, which conflicts … Continue reading »
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A day and a half away from dictatorship
Letter to the Editor published in the Victoria Times Colonist, 24 November 1996 Liberal democracy has been hailed in the western world as the ideal form of government, as the model which all the “dictatorial” powers of the world should strive towards. I cannot help but see a fundamental hypocrisy in this claim. Democracy emerged … Continue reading »