Tyee staff and contributors have compiled a list of 70 government assaults on democracy and the law. As a list of 70 is pretty difficult for anyone to verify all at once we will post a few at a time. To read the entire list at once go to this link.
Harper's abuses of power continued. 12-16
Harperites
Deliberately Sabotage, Stymie Committee System
Conservatives
used tactics such as barring witnesses, closure,
time limitations, and in camera sessions to an extent rarely, if ever,
witnessed in Canada. In their early days in power, top Conservatives prepared a
handbook instructing committee chairpersons how
to obstruct proceedings.
Harper's Own
MPs Protest Muzzling
In a caucus
known for his tight discipline, in 2014 some members finally rose up to contest being censored at question
period by the Prime Minister's Office. Former Conservative backbencher Brent
Rathgeber turned independent and published a book, Irresponsible Government,
decrying anti-democratic practices.
Conservative
Bill Rewrites History to Protect Mounties from Potential Criminal Charges
To protect the
RCMP, the government retroactively made an old bill come into force before it
was passed by Parliament.
Harper Minister
Caught in Advertising Scam with Public Funds
The Globe and
Mail revealed that Harper's chosen Minister for Democratic Reform Pierre
Poilievre commissioned a team of public servants for overtime
work on a Sunday to film him glad-handing constituents. The vanity video on the
taxpayer dime was to promote the government's benefits for families.
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