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https://cfe.torontomu.ca/blog/2026/06/while-we-watch-us-canadas-democracy-quietly-eroding

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While We Watch the U.S., Canada’s Democracy Is Quietly Eroding | Centre for Free Expression

With the precipitous decline of democracy in the United States, it is all too easy to ignore that Canada’s democracy is in decline as well. We ignore the signs at our peril.

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David Anthony 17h ago

It's hot in the House of Commons too today,as well as in the garden 🥵
#dayoff #hotweathertoday #BritishPolitics #HouseofCommons #inthegarden #americano

World news | The Guardian 1d ago

Keir Starmer expected to announce resignation timetable, paving way for Burnham premiership - UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/22/keir-starmer-resignation-timeable-andy-burnham-labour-leadership-prime-minister-latest-news-updates #Politics #UkNews #KeirStarmer #LabourPartyLeadership #AndyBurnham #Labour #HouseOfCommons

Andy Burnham sworn in as an MP after Keir Starmer resigns as prime minister - UK politics live

The prime minister said a new leader will be in place before parliament returns in September

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World news | The Guardian 4d ago

MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/19/fujitsu-immediate-payment-post-office-horizon-victims #PostOfficeHorizonScandal #Fujitsu #PostOffice #TechnologySector #Politics #HouseOfCommons #Labour #UkNews #Business

MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims

Liam Byrne, who chairs Commons business committee, says too many operators are still waiting for redress

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World news | The Guardian 5d ago

Legislation proposed to stop ‘lawfare’ targeting journalists and whistleblowers https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/17/slapps-legislation-stop-lawfare-journalists-whistleblowers #MediaLaw #PressFreedom #FreedomOfSpeech #LibelReform #Law #Politics #UkNews #Business #HouseOfLords #HouseOfCommons #JohnWhittingdale #Censorship #Media #Newspapers #DigitalMedia #NewspapersMagazines

Legislation proposed to stop ‘lawfare’ targeting journalists and whistleblowers

Private members’ bills to crack down on use of Slapps are likely to attract cross-party support

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World news | The Guardian 6d ago

Labour MP bringing back assisted dying bill urges House of Lords to finish its job https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/16/mp-lauren-edwards-assisted-dying-bill-lords-commons #AssistedDying #HouseOfCommons #HouseOfLords #Politics #Society #UkNews

Labour MP bringing back assisted dying bill urges House of Lords to finish its job

Lauren Edwards dismisses party internal concerns and criticises ‘anti-democratic’ way bill was halted

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World news | The Guardian Jun 14

Assisted dying bill set to return to the Commons https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/14/assisted-dying-bill-return-commons-lauren-edwards #AssistedDying #UkNews #Politics #Law #Society #HouseOfCommons #HouseOfLords

Assisted dying bill set to return to the Commons

Labour MP Lauren Edwards to use private members bill to put issue before MPs again

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Darren Fower Jun 12

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗨𝗞's #RichardTiceMP has become the 𝘓𝘈𝘛𝘌𝘚𝘛 member of parliament to call for #SirKeir to 𝗚𝗢!

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Darren Fower Jun 12

𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳 promises a "𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘳-𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭" boost to defence spending without raising taxes, but the math just doesn't protect us. Hitting their 𝟯% GDP ambition means finding an extra £𝟭𝟲 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻+ a year.

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Darren Fower Jun 11

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 claims a "𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦" in military cash, but the reality? The 𝗠𝗼𝗗 is facing a £𝟮𝟴,𝟬𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 shortfall to fund existing programmes. Slashing foreign aid to paper over the cracks isn’t a strategy.

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