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The Rise Of US Influence In Canadian Political Life

February 16, 2022 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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The Rise Of US Influence In Canadian Political LifeCanada is often touted as one of the most democratic countries in the world, ahead of most G7 nations. This is changing as campaign finance protections are collapsing. An article in Toronto Star is written by Robin V. Sears examines this problem. Here is an excerpt:

For decades now, Canadians have been proud at how effectively we have limited the influence of money in politics.

Arguably, there is not another G7 country with as clean a political culture as ours. It has been the hard work of two generations of campaign finance reformers. Those protections are now at serious risk, however, and our record on anti-money-laundering action has been frankly appalling. The issues are linked.

The attacks by small groups of truckers on several Canadian cities have revealed many things. That the Conservatives’ flirtation with anti-democratic militant groups continues. That our three orders of government are still dreadful at co-ordination. That Canadian intelligence and policing has not kept up with the “clear and present danger” represented by these well-funded groups of angry young men.

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Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Canada, Money Politics

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