Local Democracy in Ontario
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Dear Premier McGuinty,
We strongly urge you to reconsider your proposal to extend municipal council and school board terms from three years to four years. The longer the term, the less democratic our system becomes.
With voter turnout under 40\% in some places, our local democracy has become dysfunctional. Our communities are in desperate need of new mechanisms to increase civic participation. Your plan to lengthen terms will only disengage the public even further.
We all want healthy Ontario municipalities with functioning and vibrant democracy. At a minimum, we urge you to hold extensive public consultation meetings on this issue. The voters of Ontario deserve nothing less.
(This is a modified version of a petitition originated by Dave Meslin and "Who Runs This Town" (www.whorunsthistown.to).)
We strongly urge you to reconsider your proposal to extend municipal council and school board terms from three years to four years. The longer the term, the less democratic our system becomes.
With voter turnout under 40\% in some places, our local democracy has become dysfunctional. Our communities are in desperate need of new mechanisms to increase civic participation. Your plan to lengthen terms will only disengage the public even further.
We all want healthy Ontario municipalities with functioning and vibrant democracy. At a minimum, we urge you to hold extensive public consultation meetings on this issue. The voters of Ontario deserve nothing less.
(This is a modified version of a petitition originated by Dave Meslin and "Who Runs This Town" (www.whorunsthistown.to).)
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