I had high hopes for the mayor of Montreal. I thought that in all the discourse about Bill 21, Mayor Valérie Plante, the leader of […]
Tag: Democracy
This is what democracy looks like: UQAM and the War on Democracy
About this time last week came the first reports that Harper – after ramming the extension of the mission through Parliament – had ordered the first […]
#OccupyCentral: What’s happening in Hong Kong?
“A few days ago in Hong Kong, students went down the streets and they’re protesting against the Chinese government’s recent decision to undermine Hong Kong’s […]
Scotland and beyond: Self-determination and implications
On September 18, the Scottish nation went to polling stations all around their country to decide whether they would become an independent country or not. […]
Spaces of democracy: Riots, police brutality and direct democracy
In the past few days I’ve written extensively about the current events engulfing the St Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri. In my last article I went into […]