Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
May 23, 2012
Canada's Growing Debt Woes
Canadians are being told by their government to borrow less money as household debt climbs to near record levels. It is a bit of a blow for an economy that weathered the financial crisis better than most. Al Jazeera's Daniel Lak reports from Toronto on Canada's growing debt problems.