Is Harper a Cause or Symptom of Our Ailing Democracy?

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Is Harper a Cause or Symptom of Our Ailing Democracy?

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[ Two recent reads reach different conclusions. ]

By Sean Holman, March 30, 2015, TheTyee.ca

Since coming to power, the administration of Stephen Harper has made headlines for undermining government opennesses and accountability, introducing divisive if not outright unpopular laws, and ignoring or intimidating critics, including the fourth estate.

On such foundations dictatorships are built, leading to concerns about the state of our democracy. But how much of that foundation was actually laid by Harper, and how much was there before he even became prime minister?

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