Occupy Parliament - May 5 2012 - Democracy in Canada is Weakening
Channel: Ashley White
Date: 2012-05-06

And the protesters weren't just a motley melange of dread-locked college kids surrounded by puffs of cannabis smoke, and old school members of the flower power generation.  This woman -- a long ago immigrant from Germany -- is also very alarmed.  She warns, "I can see democracy being weakened by the day.  Most of my Canadian friends think I am exaggerating when I say 'don't think it could not happen here'.  It can happen here.  Wake up!"  She goes on to address issues of media control and the links between big business and the current federal government.  Her tone and narrative are worth a listen. www.radicalpublichealth.com