The Duff Conacher Democratic Renewal Program

Duff Conacher and Democracy Watch have been the most effective person and organization for the securing of citizen rights and good practices in Canadian government. 

We don't have to do this work over again - 'reinvent the wheel'. They are the best and I support their work, research and recommendations. 

I also have ideas about how to implement from of these ideas using traditional Canadian governance methods.

BIO

Duff Conacher is an internationally recognized leader in the area of
democratic reform and government accountability. He is a former
Ralph Nader's Raider, co-author of Canada Firsts and author of More
Canada Firsts (both best-sellers), and has worked as a researcher,
community organizer and educator, legal intern and consultant.

A graduate of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, he has a
long-standing interest in democratic process and corporate
responsibility issues and is the Founder of Democracy Watch, was its
Coordinator for 18 years, and is now an active Board member.

He led Democracy Watch and its four nation-wide coalitions to win more
changes to laws, regulations and government policies than any other
citizen advocacy group in Canada between 1993 and 2011 -- more than 110

changes in total, many of them world-leading. He also led Democracy Watch

to win precedent-setting good government court cases, and regular national

media coverage.

He is the author of three annual good government reports on Canada

for Global Integrity. Duff has also designed and delivered dozens of

civics education and organizational development workshops over the

past 18 years as Assistant Coordinator of Democracy Education Network.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/duff-conacher/

20 Steps towards a Modern, Working Democracy

Democracy Watch's mandate, 20 Steps towards a Modern, Working Democracy (set out below) proposes changes that all governments in Canada should enact (according to their respective powers) to ensure that Canadian citizens have a greater and more meaningful role in government and corporate decision-making in Canada.

Democracy Watch's "20 Steps" mandate is based upon Democracy Watch's Definition of a Democratic Society.

NOTE - Mr. Conacher's name and the material from the Democracy Watch website is used with his permission.

The Senator Herb Sparrow Soil Sustainability Program

Senator Sparrow devoted his life to the service of his country and to the challenges of agriculture. His work on soil sustainability was groundbreaking and we intend to carry it forward to honour another Great Canadian and friend of my campaign as part of the 'Sustainability in all things' Program.

We are honoured that Sen. Sparrow consented to us using his name and career work as part of our plan for a better Canada in the future.

From The Battlefords News-Optimist

http://www.newsoptimist.ca/article/20120911/BATTLEFORD0101/309119996/-1/battleford/independent-thinker-lauded-by-peers

Soil Conservation
During the 1980s Sparrow concentrated his efforts on a senate committee report on soil conservation. Soil at Risk became a seminal work, with such impact as to literally change the way people farm on the prairies and around the world. There used to be 45 per cent of crop land in summer fallow each year, now that number is five per cent, he notes.

"The issue was so serious, I would take ten years of my life to do this," he recalls.

The report, which at 50,000 copies has had a print run ten times greater than the threshold for a Canadian bestseller, is still being requested. Recently, another 400 were sent to Australia.

His North Battleford office, located close by to KFC, is festooned with accolades for that work. The short list of the honours include an honorary doctorate from McGill University, a medal from the United Nations for conservation, citations for various halls of fame and the H.R. MacMillan Laureate. That final honour, given to Sparrow in 1989, is awarded to the Canadian who has given the greatest contribution to Canadian agriculture in the past five years. It is awarded only twice a decade.