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| # | Documents | Downloads | Size KB |
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Article - Organizing an all-candidates meeting Matt Beall, 2005 |
1132 | 26.86 |
| 2 |
Article - Canadians have a Choice Nick Istvanffy, Spring 2007 The Decisions Behind the Votes in the Next Federal Election Pressing social issues have the attention of many Canadians, writes Nick Istvanffy. How will the next election make an impact on our society’s well-being? |
538 | 53.26 |
| 3 |
Article - Understanding TILMA and the threat to Democracy Alex Hemmingway, Summer/Fall 2007 The B.C. government has touted TILMA as an important means to “removing barriers to inter-provincial trade, investment and labour mobility.” However, the economic literature addressing TILMA reveals a strikingly different picture. |
641 | 66.08 |
| 4 |
Tools - Mobilizing for elections |
1001 | 24.35 |
| 5 |
Policy Spotlight - Diversity and Civic Engagement |
1016 | 119.66 |
| 6 |
Tools - Getting on the Agenda SPARC BC, 2004 Social planning organizations today can ill-afford to ignore policy makers in their efforts to affect positive change. In this issue, SPARC BC presents an approach to getting issues on the political agenda—and keeping them there. |
961 | 34.06 |
| 7 |
Article - A truly influential question David Beers, Spring 2005 Discusses Democratic media and questions what happens when news media only illuminates the wrongs of yesterday and leaves aside positive views of tomorrow. |
898 | 291.86 |
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Article - Practicing Democracy Revisited Beverley Pitman, Winter 2007 Legislative theatre can create a space for learning, dialogue, and active citizenship. But so far in Vancouver, it has had little real political impact. Maybe that can still change. |
600 | 287.21 |
| 9 |
Municipality Votes Papers 2008 You can help decide what kind of community you live in by voting in municipal elections! By asking 'Just One Question' of your local candidates you can find out how they plan to shape your community and you can help put issues on the table for them to think about. Download this easy-to-read booklet that illuminates some of the social issues affecting communities today and learn about the role municipal governments can play in addressing them. |
2440 | 239.56 |
| 10 |
A Question of Questions President's message explaining Municipality Votes edition of SPARC BC News |
424 | 81.21 |