The Democratic Deficit
When institutions can investigate but not prosecute. When they find violations but impose no consequences. When they promise programmes but don't deliver. The gap between democracy and its institutions — documented across 180+ pages.
The Zeros
The Architecture of Zero
RCMP Prosecutions for Political Crimes
8 documented instances of evidence — SNC-Lavalin, Lucki, foreign interference, ArriveCAN, Emergencies Act, Chinese police stations, Bill C-70, CFNIS
Full timeline →Foreign Influence Registry Registrations
Bill C-70, Royal Assent June 2024, 650+ days active
Analysis →Senior Military Officer Convictions
CFNIS chain-of-command interference, Deschamps Report, Arbour Report
Analysis →Police Referrals for MAID Violations
428 regulatory violations documented by Ontario College
Analysis →Consequences for Ethics Commissioner Findings
PM violated COI Act — re-elected. DM breached Act — promoted.
Analysis →Consequences for Emergencies Act Invocation
Federal Court ruled unreasonable and Charter-violating
Analysis →The verdict is structural.
Every oversight body in Canada — Ethics Commissioner, RCMP, MPCC, Procurement Ombudsman, NSIRA, CEIPP — can investigate, review, report, and recommend. None can enforce. The architecture produces accountability theatre: the appearance of oversight without the substance of consequence. This is not a failure of individual institutions. It is how the system is designed. And that is why the s.504 private prosecution exists — because you cannot report state crime to the state.
The Full Investigation
Primary records on this file.
The Democratic Deficit. A TENET5 public-record file — open the primary sources cited on this page before treating any figure as settled.