[NS] Road to democracy paved with bribery, intimidation, assault
Road to democracy paved with bribery, intimidation, assault
By MICHAEL LIGHTSTONE Staff Reporter
Sun. Jul 27 - 11:36 AM
By MICHAEL LIGHTSTONE Staff Reporter
Sun. Jul 27 - 11:36 AM
What a difference two-and-a-half centuries make.
Voting in Nova Scotia during that time has gone from the rough-and-tumble world of unsavoury elections to the more civilized scene we've come to know today.
This year, Nova Scotia is celebrating the 250th anniversary of parliamentary democracy in Canada. But the election history of this province shows not all citizens were included in early elections and those that were sometimes were intimidated, bribed or assaulted.
Hardly democratic, you say? Well, you're absolutely right.
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