I’m a bit put off by our rating now placing behind Brazil as I’m pretty sure in practical terms Canada is still more Democratic in many aspects. Does it mean we’re not sliding? I’m certain we are,but I think methodology might be flawed and as a result we’ve got sensational-ish content.
TBF - yes democracy is sliding in Canada, just look at recent government moves i Quebec and Alberta as a sample. Meaning we have to fight for it at the polls and on the streets. It’s far from “game over” but it could be at some point.
we can start with favellas which have no equivalent in Canada (treatment of indigenous people is a separate issue and looks to be similarly bad in both cases). Then we can look at Brazilian latest election scandals etc. which have no equivalents in modern Canadian elections. Then we can look at corruption levels in politics.
So the favelas are bad, obviously, but I don’t quite see the relation to democracy. They’re certainly an indicator of poverty, but I’m not entirely sure what they indicate regarding democracy.
Then we can look at Brazilian latest election scandals etc.
I don’t really know about these scandals, but when I think about other scandals surrounding elections, they’re not necessarily an indictment of the democratic system itself, right? I mean, Trump clearly disputed the election results of the 2020 election, but does that mean the election was unfair? But in all honesty, I haven’t looked at their latest election scandals, and you seem to have looked at it, so maybe you know better. What was the latest election scandal?
Then we can look at corruption levels in politics.
favella dwellers are people with virtually no rights, i.e. no “democracy” for them, fact that someone would weaponize democratic processes to get rid of democracy is the problem with latest scandals. In terms of corruption, anecdotally I hear stories from (ex)Brazilians that I cannot draw parallels to in Canada
I’m a bit put off by our rating now placing behind Brazil as I’m pretty sure in practical terms Canada is still more Democratic in many aspects. Does it mean we’re not sliding? I’m certain we are,but I think methodology might be flawed and as a result we’ve got sensational-ish content.
TBF - yes democracy is sliding in Canada, just look at recent government moves i Quebec and Alberta as a sample. Meaning we have to fight for it at the polls and on the streets. It’s far from “game over” but it could be at some point.
I’m not as familiar with either system as you seem to be. What is it about Brazilian politics that makes you feel Canada is more democratic?
we can start with favellas which have no equivalent in Canada (treatment of indigenous people is a separate issue and looks to be similarly bad in both cases). Then we can look at Brazilian latest election scandals etc. which have no equivalents in modern Canadian elections. Then we can look at corruption levels in politics.
So the favelas are bad, obviously, but I don’t quite see the relation to democracy. They’re certainly an indicator of poverty, but I’m not entirely sure what they indicate regarding democracy.
I don’t really know about these scandals, but when I think about other scandals surrounding elections, they’re not necessarily an indictment of the democratic system itself, right? I mean, Trump clearly disputed the election results of the 2020 election, but does that mean the election was unfair? But in all honesty, I haven’t looked at their latest election scandals, and you seem to have looked at it, so maybe you know better. What was the latest election scandal?
I suppose we could. Is it worse in Brazil?
favella dwellers are people with virtually no rights, i.e. no “democracy” for them, fact that someone would weaponize democratic processes to get rid of democracy is the problem with latest scandals. In terms of corruption, anecdotally I hear stories from (ex)Brazilians that I cannot draw parallels to in Canada