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It's shameful that Conservatives are engaged in these kinds of tactics to suppress voter participation. My whole campaign is about engaging people and turning them onto politics.
When I first got elected, Jack appointed me as the critic for democratic reform. I was on the committee that worked on the Accountability Act and the Elections Canada Act. I moved motion and motion to amend and ensure we can have better accountability. But the Conservatives and the Liberals voted them down. We must end this culture of centralization of power which leads to abuse of power and undermines our democracy.
I'm all about empowering the grassroots - in our party and in our democratic process.
So many questions, but I'd be interested in hearing your views on building Gov 2.0. It's definitely a buzzword, but I'd like to see ideas on how you as leader of the NDP might be able to make our public service something that all Canadian's are proud of. There's a lot of bashing of the bureaucracy and everyone in Ottawa knows a few folks with lots of stories about problems on the front line.
The Harper government is again showing us how not to work with our civil service, but I'd like to hear your ideas on how to revitalize the public sector. it needs to be an area where collaboration & innovation are common place. Federal departments need to work better together, collaborate more with other government agencies at all levels and also reach out to the public that they ultimately serve.
Thanks, Paul. "Your Canada Year" is definitely some food for thought. I do worry about dropping young people in countries and communities with compromised economic and social situations, but I'm sure with a strong ethical, anti-colonial backbone and proper training it could show some promise. Thanks!
Mike! Thanks for the question.
I always want to consult people who do this work and know how to innovate instead of making top-down decisions by people like Tony Clement. I believe in open source, I believe we make better decisions when we collect and share data. So yes, let's engage with people who do this work and update the way we run our government.
I'm afraid we're all out of time. Paul Dewar, thank you so much for joining us today!
Well, folks, thank you for a great conversation.
Since October 2, I've been on the road meeting New Democrats from every corner of our country. We have a strong party, we have a strong movement, with a great deal of diversity. This is our NDP: open, engaged and growing.
We're eager to take the next steps, we're determined to reach out to Canadians and build our grassroots networks and to win the next 70 seats we need to form Canada's first social democratic government. I hope you'll give me the chance to lead our movement in the crucial years ahead of us.
Thanks again.
A shame! I got here so late. Thanks for joining us, Paul. Much apreciated.
Thanks, Paul. I was hoping to have time to ask questions about overturning Harper's defunding of important social programs - and one that's dear to my heart that may be on the chopping block next: Katimavik
Thanks so much for dropping by Paul! Much appreciated!
Paul did well, I was surprised no one challenged him on his French ability.
I read your comments just now. Thanks, Paul.
Thanks for answering my question Mr. Dewar and thank you for stopping by babble.
I would have preferred an answer to my question:
I didn't follow up by simply repeating the question, because after reading his lengthy non-reply, my feeling was that it wouldn't make a difference, and I didn't want to sour the tone of the conversation.
And in fairness, I'm skeptical that any of the candidates will say: "Yeah, this is about war crimes, it's not going away, Harper was found in contempt of Parliament for not releasing the documents, they must be released immediately."