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Voices-Voix calls on political parties to respect democracy and human rights

After years of diminishing democratic space for dissent in Canada, Voices-Voix – a non-partisan coalition of over 200 Canadian organizations – is proposing 8 clear ways to defend democracy and human rights, and ensure that the voices of Canadians are informed, heard, can speak, and are respected. ...

... We urge the G20 to make a commitment to recognizing, respecting and supporting the role and independence of civil society organizations, within all member states. We call on the G20 to ensure that G20 summits, ministerial meetings and other aspects of its work include meaningful opportunities for civil society participation. We look to G20 members to raise the concerns laid out in the VOICES-VOIX Declaration about the eroding respect for democratic principles and human rights advocacy in Canada in discussions with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other Canadian officials. ...

A new coalition, Voices-Voix, is sounding the alarm that the quality and health of democratic life in Canada is under serious threat. Voice-Voix will be speaking out against the silencing of dissent by the government. ...

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