Category Archives: Canada Charter of Rights

Americans Abroad And Voting Part 1: How To Vote In The November 3, 2020 US Election

Introduction – Democracy Is Not A Spectator Sport

The 21st century has been notable for an evolving assault on representative democracy.

Examples include:

1. The rise of the head state who is to serve for life.

2. An unhealthy mass of power in the hands of political parties in general and small parts of the party in particular. Does the individual/local representative (Congressman or MP) even matter?

3. A sentiment that individual votes no longer matter or that they are no candidates worth voting for.

Variants of these themes are being played out all over the world.

In general, politicians operate on the principle that:

“The business of the public is none of the public’s business.”

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A Twitter Tribute To Mark Andrews – Canada’s Equality Rights Pioneer

I am very sad to learn of the death of Mark Andrews. I was privileged to have known Mr. Andrews during the 1980s – a period in which he was Canada’s Equality Rights Pioneer.

Part A – A Twitter Tribute

Click here to see the thread.

Part B – My Full Length Post On The ADCS Blog