Fall Election Undemocratic?

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Canada Holds 40th Undemocratic Federal Election -- Canadians Will

Elect Yet Another Undemocratic and Unaccountable Federal Government

OTTAWA - Today, Democracy Watch highlighted the many loopholes and

flaws in Canada's federal election system that make the current

election, Canada's 40th federal election, though better than in the

past, unfortunately still undemocratic. Democracy Watch also

highlighted the 90 undemocratic and accountability loopholes in the

federal government system that ensure no matter what political party

wins, the next federal government will be undemocratic and

unaccountable in key ways.

"It is very insulting to voters that federal political

parties have left a dozen undemocratic loopholes and flaws in

Canada's federal election system for the past 141 years, and as a

result we are now holding Canada's 40th undemocratic federal

election," said Duff Conacher, Coordinator of Democracy Watch.

In addition to the election call very likely being illegal

(given the new fixed election date law), the following undemocratic

loopholes and flaws in Canada's federal election system continue to

undermine the legitimacy of elections:

See the list of election loopholes and flaws at:

http://www.dwatch.ca/camp/RelsSep1208.html'>http://www.dwatch.ca/camp/RelsSep1208.html

As a result of the following undemocratic and accountability

loopholes and flaws in Canada's federal government, everyone in the

federal government is still effectively allowed to act dishonestly,

unethically, secretively, unrepresentatively and wastefully:

See the list of federal government loopholes and flaws at:

http://www.dwatch.ca/camp/RelsSep1208.html'>http://www.dwatch.ca/camp/RelsSep1208.html

"Until dozens of accountability loopholes are closed, any

federal election will result in yet another dishonest, unethical,

secretive, unrepresentative and wasteful federal government," said

Duff Conacher, Coordinator of Democracy Watch. "Will the federal

parties pledge to make the changes needed to ensure the next election

will be democratic and will produce a democratic, accountable federal

government?"

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Duff Conacher, Coordinator of Democracy Watch

Tel: (613) 241-5179

See this news release and links to all key documents at:

http://www.dwatch.ca/camp/RelsSep1208.html'>http://www.dwatch.ca/camp/RelsSep1208.html

See Democracy Watch's Federal Election 2008 campaign page at:

http://www.dwatch.ca/Federal_Election_2008.html'>http://www.dwatch.ca/Federal_Election_2008.html

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Democracy Watch

P.O. Box 821, Stn. B

Ottawa, Canada

K1P 5P9

Tel: (613) 241-5179

Fax: (613) 241-4758

Email: dwatch@web.net

Internet: http://www.dwatch.ca

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you'd think they could have illustrated in their press release at least a couple of the items they think are undemocratic.

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I bet they could have.

Politics and religion are all in the creative writing anyhow.

Copywriters will someday rule the masses.