Democracy in extraordinary times

All the talk and legislative work that has been done over the years around the idea of honest and transparent communications between corporate interests and the federal government has not been in vain.

Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger, left, and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion are pictured. In a time of crisis, when the executive branch of government has been granted even more power, the officers of Parliament have kept playing their role as the non-partisan guardians of our democratic tradition, writes Maxime Boucher.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MAXIME BOUCHER

January 20, 2021

As the COVID-19 crisis enters its second year in Canada, we ought to reflect on what it tells us about the resilience and fate of our democratic tradition. Many observers have expressed concerns over the impact that COVID-19 measures have on core democratic principles. Some of the harshest critics h...

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