government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
Apparently, Canadians enjoy such a form of government. If so, that's news to the 20 indigenous bands whose elected chiefs signed agreements to help build the Coastal GasLink pipeline. The bands voted to choose their representatives. The Chiefs voted for a huge project that would provide opportunity, revenue, and good paying jobs to their communities. Business would flourish. Taxes would flow. Win-win-win. A perfect example of government by the people. Textbook democracy.
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