Speaking out for dissent and democracy

After a decade of citizens and groups critical of the government being dismissed, dismantled, defamed, and defunded, there’s no cause for complacency.

Scientists protest the Harper government with a mock funeral through downtown Ottawa marking 'the death of evidence,' July 10, 2012.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY ROBERT FOX

May 11, 2016

Citizens around the world are mobilizing this Saturday to assert their right to speak out, organize, and take action. As part of a Global Day for Citizen Action, people will be asked whether they are free to raise their voice and call for change. An alliance of Canadians from coast to coast to coas...

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