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<B><H1><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">Canadians for<br>
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<FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">Direct Democracy -- the<FONT COLOR="#000000">
<B><I>right</I></B></FONT>
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citizens <BR>to hold referenda on <FONT COLOR="#000000"><B><I>any issue</I></B></FONT></FONT>
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<CENTER><H2>Executive
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Let's define Direct Democracy as the <B><I>right</I></B> of citizens to
hold referendums on <B><I>any issue</I></B> -- as well as to <B><I>veto</I></B> legislation.
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In practice the details can and should be
tailored to suit the needs of your own town or country.
<P>The mechanisms are simple, but the implications of the different process are far-reaching.
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In 1991 83% of BC citizens voted for citizen-initiated referenda, in a referendum that was part of the BC Election. In 1999 we still do not have referenda. Why not? Read on.
<P><B>Beedham</B> (below) says "Democracy in the 20th century has been a half-finished thing. In the 21st, it can grow to its full height".
<P><B>We say that Direct Democracy is to the 21st Century what the Magna Carta was to the 13th Century.</FONT></B>
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<H6>Web Page updated on June 16th, 2002
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Web Page Colin Stark</H6>
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