Democratic Collapse - (Canada in Decline) by Nora Loreto (Paperback)

About the Book

With a fraying social safety net and corporations calling the shots, Nora Loreto explains why Canada's democracy is in crisis and how we can build it back.

Book Synopsis

Canada's democracy is in crisis. The third book in Nora Loreto's landmark series warns that, with a fraying social safety net and corporations calling the shots, we risk losing democracy in our country.

Canada's social safety net is in tatters and corporations have too much power to influence economic and political outcomes. It's no wonder that Canadian democracy is in a state of crisis. When the guardrails fall off of the economy and wealth inequality hits record highs, the population loses certain tools and levers to ensure that it can adequately participate in democracy. The result? Extraordinary powers held within the Prime Minister's Office, widespread apathy, disengagement, and a rise of fascism.

Activist, author, and journalist Nora Loreto continues the story of Canada's untenable status quo in her third book of the Canada In Decline series. In Democratic Collapse, Nora Loreto takes the pulse of Canada's democracy and warns that if we don't re-democratize our institutions, we risk losing our democracy entirely. But, if we act fast, there are paths forward to fix what is crumbling around us.

About the Author

Nora Loreto is an activist, author, and journalist. She is the editor at the Canadian Association of Labour Media and co-hosts the popular political podcast Sandy and Nora Talk Politics. She lives in Quebec City.