Weekend Two: Parliament, Parties & Principles
Day One - September 30, 2006
Plenary Session:
Open Forum: Feedback from Weekend One
Open Forum (PDF, 110KB)
Learning Phase Weekend 1 (PDF, 91KB)
Our Shared Values for Working Together (PDF, 415KB)
Procedural Rules for Assembly Meetings (PDF, 51KB)
Mandate of the Citizens' Assembly (PDF, 58KB)
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Plenary Session:
Creation of Working Groups & Advisory Committees
Working Groups & Advisory Committees (presentation) (PDF, 41KB)
Working Groups & Advisory Committees (PDF, 78KB)
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Plenary Session:
The Structure & Functions of Our Legislature
This plenary session by Dr. Rose provided Assembly members with an understanding of how government works within our legislature, the role of cabinet, representative government, and majority and minority governments.
The Structure & Function of Legislatures (PDF, 1.39MB)
Appendix A - Legislatures: How are we represented? (PDF, 12KB)
Appendix B - The Three Levels of Government (PDF, 27KB)
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Plenary Session:
The Role & Function of Parties and their Relationship to Electoral Systems
Assembly members learned about how parties function in various electoral systems, how they produce candidates, and the relationship between the number and type of parties and values. Dr. Rose also spoke about single and multi-party governments, and the role of parties as primary vehicles for aggregating interests in democracies.
Political Parties and Electoral Systems (PDF, 1.49MB)
Appendix A - Political Parties - The Role and Function of Parties and their Relationship to Electoral Systems (PDF, 12KB)
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Plenary Session:
Panel Discussion: The Work World of the Legislature
This plenary was a question and answer session with former parliamentarians Floyd Laughren (NDP), Dianne Cunningham (PC) and Joan Fawcett (Lib).
Bios of Former Parliamentarians (PDF, 54KB)
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Day Two - October 1, 2006
Plenary Session:
What principles matter when designing electoral systems?
Dr. Rose provided Assembly members with an explanation of the eight principles that guide their work during this plenary session.
What do we value in an electoral system? (PDF, 4.56MB)
What should an election accomplish? An overview of what you told us (PDF, 53KB)
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Plenary Session:
Introduction to Consultation Process
Consultation Phase (PDF, 39KB)
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