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Strengthening Canadian Democracy: A Call for Civic Engagement and Governance Reform

In this September 25, 2010 speech by Hon. Carolyn Bennett, M.P., methods to improve the health of Canadian democracy are discussed. Emphasizing the necessity of good governance, transparency, and civic literacy, Bennett highlights the importance of increasing voter turnout and the need to listen to citizens' voices. Key issues addressed include limiting Prime Ministerial powers, reforming parliamentary systems, and the erosion of parliamentary supremacy. Bennett calls for citizen engagement through town hall roundtables across Canada to foster a more participative democracy.

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Strengthening Canadian Democracy: A Call for Civic Engagement and Governance Reform

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  1. Canadians make the rules http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r62RG_pZ3Ic September 25, 2010 Hon. Carolyn Bennett, M.P., M.D. LPCO Sudbury Critic for Democratic Renewal

  2. mandate and guiding principles • Improving the health of Canadian democracy • Ensuring good governance practices • Fair • Transparent • Takes people seriously • Enhance civic literacy and increase the voter turnout

  3. Not only what we do; but how!The Political urgency • Michael Ignatieff and Liberal Party of Canada • Accessible • Interested • Listening • Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada • Top-down governance style • Micromanaging CONTRAST

  4. HOT ISSUES • Limit to Prime Minister`s Powers (M.Ignatieff tour stump speech) • Reform of Question Period (Michael Chong`s Motion) • Abuse of prorogation ( x 2) • Government muzzling of dissenting voices (e.g. Linda Keem, Pat Strogan, KAIROS) • Erosion of Parliamentary supremacy • Information Secrecy (blacked out documents, detainees) • Cancelling the mandatory long-form census

  5. Long-term action (through a gender lens) • Parliamentary Reform • “Minor process obstacle” • Party Reform: Implement Change Commission • Citizen Engagement • Civil Society – Community Based Organizations • Individuals • Electoral Reform • Important issue to Liberals in Alberta • Increasing involvement, voter turnout, civic literacy • Transparency

  6. Process for consultation • Using ‘elluminate’ software, we want to bring together Canadians with a common interest in bettering democracy from across the country. • The week of October 11-15, we will hold roundtables in: • Fredericton • Montreal • Regina • Calgary • Vancouver

  7. Process for consultation • Additional discussions planned in: Sudbury, Winnipeg, Toronto, Kitchener, Kingston, Peterborough • En Famille, Equal Voice • Where else to hold roundtables? Websites/op-eds to consult? We are looking for feedback • Weekly meeting with MPs and Senators in the Liberal Democratic Renewal caucus • Summit in Ottawa with Leader Michael Ignatieff • Practice ‘assured listening’ by documenting posting and summarizing what we are hearing

  8. Your voice • What other issues are missing? • Thoughts, discussion on these issues? • Decide which are: • Political: retail, platform • Good governance • Commitments for Liberal Party

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