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2 CANADIANS MAKE THE RULES Hon. Carolyn Bennett, M.P., M.D. Critic for Democratic Renewal com/watch?v=r62R G_pZ3Ic

3 Canadians Make the Rules Tour Oct 2010 “IT HAS TAKEN 500 YEARS TO WRESTLE POWER FROM THE KING AND ONLY 50 YEARS TO GET THE POWER BACK IN ONE MAN'S OFFICE” -- JAMES TRAVERS

4 Canadians Make the Rules Tour Oct 2010 Good Governance is Fair Transparent Takes People Seriously - URSULA FRANKLIN

5 Canadians Make the Rules Tour Oct 2010 Four Topic Areas 1) Parliamentary Reform 2) Citizen Engagement 3) Electoral Reform 4) Party Reform

6 Canadians Make the Rules Tour Oct 2010 “Not Only WHAT We Do: But HOW” Leader Inspire Bottom Up Team: Inclusive Evidence Values Rules Boss / Bully Controls/Fear Top Down One Man Band: Unilateral Ideology Power Ends Justifies the Means Contrast|

7 Canadians Make the Rules Tour Oct 2010 “I WOULD TAKE HALF THE BUDGET OF PCO AND GIVE IT TO THE RESEARCH BRANCH OF THE LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT TO ENABLE PARLIAMENTARIANS TO DO THEIR JOB OF HOLDING GOVERNMENT TO ACCOUNT” --DONALD SAVOIE

8 Canadians Make the Rules Tour Oct GuidingPrinciples Transparency Best possible information with which to make decisions Representation

9 Canadians Make the Rules Tour Oct 2010 Representation Openness and honesty Information Government accountability to Parliament (eg Question Period) Access to Information The long-form census Citizen literacy and engagement Whistleblower protection Parliamentary Officers (eg auditor) Achieving gender balance for MPs Anticorruption laws Independent advisers Aboriginal and provincial relations Privacy protection Agencies (Rights and Democracy) Electoral and senate reform Open data policy The muzzling of Civil Society 3 Guiding Principles

10 Canadians Make the Rules Tour Oct 2010 Process Welcome and context setting Introductions Breakout sessions Distribute guidelines for group work Choose a rapporteur, timekeeper and facilitator Examination of subject area: o actions for Liberal party? Now in opposition, for platform, as Liberal Government o For Canadians / civil society ? Use flip chart paper/markers to record the group’s discussion results for presentation in plenary

11 Canadians Make the Rules Tour Oct 2010 Process II Reporting in plenary – each group reports - up to 5 minutes on results of the discussions, areas of agreement areas where people had divergent views Questions of clarification Making sense of the discussion results - up to 15 minutes Looking for common ground around areas for action Next steps in consultations in developing Liberal party policy platform

12 Canadians Make the Rules Tour Oct 2010 Process III Wrap up – 5 minutes What other topics require discussion? Would you like to come together again to talk about these issues? Would you like to continue to be involved in the policy development process? Who else should be included in this consultation? Who was missing from this discussion? What worked well in this consultation What should we do differently the next time?

13 Canadians Make the Rules Tour Oct Lynne – Brent