Last week, a debate erupted after a Conservative MP called PM Trudeau a 'dictator' in the House of Commons.
I take a deep dive into what makes a government 'dictatorial', and the grey area between an ideal democracy and an outright dictatorship. I also examine the policy precedents that have already moved us to the darker part of the grey area, as well as the role that complacency on the part of the media & the populace play in our slide away from the democratic ideal.
Independent voices are more important than ever in today’s Canada. I am happy to add my voice to the public discussions on current issues & policy, and grateful for all the encouraging response from my listeners & readers. I do not believe in a Paywall model, so will not make access to my content subject to a payment.
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Elevator Chat: Episode 19 - Symbiosis Among Parasites
Elevator Chat: Episode 18 - ’15 Minute Cities’ & NIMBY-ism
Elevator Chat: Episode 17 - Canada’s Mental Block On Immigration
Elevator Chat: Episode 16 – Canada’s Complicated Relationship With Addiction
Elevator Chat: Episode 15 - DEI, The Not-so-smiling Assassin
Elevator Chat: Episode 14 - Gender Rights & Age Of Consent
Int’l Student Policy - A Complete Mess
Elevator Chat: Episode 13 - The Immigration Trap
Elevator Chat: Episode 12 - Official Misinformation
Elevator Chat: Episode 11 - The Unexplored Parts Of Bill C-18
Elevator Chat: Episode 10 - Paved With Good Intentions
Elevator Chat: Episode 9- The Revealing Blunder Of Bill C-18
Elevator Chat: Episode 8 - Unmarked Graves & ’Denialism’
Elevator Chat: Episode 7 - Illegal Migrants & The Charter
Elevator Chat: Ep. 6 - Is it the weather or climate?
Elevator Chat: Episode 5 - Revisiting ’Mandatory MAiD’
Episode 13: Death By Decree
Elevator Chat: Episode 4 - Bill S-243 & ’Conspiracy theories’
Corporate wokery & pseudo-intellectualism
Elevator Chat: Episode 2 - One cause of vandalism by students
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