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SUMMARY:The Long\, Unfulfilled Struggle for Democracy in Canada | Hot Dogs 
 & Hot Takes
DESCRIPTION:Have we ever achieved true democracy in Canada?\nJohn A. MacDon
 ald once stated\, “The rights of the minority ought to be protected\, and
  the rich are always fewer in number than the poor.” The framers of Canad
 ian Confederation — like MacDonald — were proud of how their efforts li
 mited popular democracy. They continued a long-established pattern in Briti
 sh North American colonies\, where governing structures supported a hierarc
 hical social order governed by the elites. Yet\, popular resistance to this
  idea\, demanding democratic rule in Canada\, has an equally long history. 
 \n\nThis November at Hot Dogs & Hot Takes on History\, Mount Royal Universi
 ty professor Kirk Niergarth considers Canada’s ‘democracy’ from the c
 ountry’s inception to the present day. From New Brunswick’s first elect
 ion in 1785 to Alberta’s recent referendum\, Kirk will explore episodes i
 llustrating the struggles for and limits imposed upon democracy in Canada.\
 nOne hundred years ago\, Calgary was the site of Alberta’s first successf
 ul recall petition\, and a special election fought over public provision of
  textbooks in schools. Looking backwards\, were Calgarians more committed t
 o democracy in 1926 than we are today?\n\nFor more information\, including 
 speaker bio\, visit theconfluence.ca/events/hdht-nov2026\n\nhttps://www.vis
 itcalgary.com/events/the-long-unfulfilled-struggle-for-democracy-in-canada-
 hot-dogs-hot-takes\n\nhttps://www.theconfluence.ca/events/hdht-nov2026
LOCATION:The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland\, 750 9 Avenue SE\, Calgar
 y\, Ab\, T2G 5E1
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