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'Participatory democracy' seems to be making a comeback, eh
'Yeah, but how do you do it?' ask the querlulous. 'And who gives a rat's ass?' demand certain political cynics
If anyone -- say, a candidate for Prime Minister -- were to ask me to kindly stop ranting, at least momentarily, about Parliamentary reform and provide another suggestion to deal with the country's alleged "democratic deficit," here's what I'd say: Go back to the future and follow-up on the legacy of St. Pierre Trudeau who once turned on an entire generation, and much of the rest of the country, with his talk of "participatory democracy."
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'Participatory democracy' seems to be making a comeback, eh
'Yeah, but how do you do it?' ask the querlulous. 'And who gives a rat's ass?' demand certain political cynics
If anyone -- say, a candidate for Prime Minister -- were to ask me to kindly stop ranting, at least momentarily, about Parliamentary reform and provide another suggestion to deal with the country's alleged "democratic deficit," here's what I'd say: Go back to the future and follow-up on the legacy of St. Pierre Trudeau who once turned on an entire generation, and much of the rest of the country, with his talk of "participatory democracy."
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