Index
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Executive Summary of Direct Democracy
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FAQs, Frequently Asked Questions
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The 6-year success story of Direct Democracy in Rossland, BC -- October 22nd, 1997 -- the speech of André Carrel, Swiss-born Administrator, to "Canadians for Direct
Democracy"
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District of North Vancouver Task Force Final Report -- February 1999 -- the product of a 12 month study recommending a bylaw specific to the
needs of this BC municipality of 50,000 voters (Acrobat)
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"Full Democracy" December 1996 -- Brian Beedham's article in The Economist Magazine, London, England, -- a comprehensive analysis of democracy in Europe and worldwide
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Greer SkyTrain Report -- "the most relevant information ... was misleading, incomplete or unsubstantiated" (Acrobat)
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Multimedia Page CDD Video, Audio recordings
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What used-to-be-new: -- A news section, no longer
updated
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What used-to-be-new-before-that: -- this is only a partial index
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Progress toward Direct Democracy in B.C.
Article, Monetary Reform magazine, May 1999, by Colin Stark
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CDD and Party
Politics - article by Colin Stark and Linda Bagga, November, 1997
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Direct Democracy Article in Common
Ground Magazine, April 1997
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Direct Democracy Interview in
Common Ground Magazine, June, 1997
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Making BC's Referendum Act Workable
Article in Common Ground Magazine, May 1997
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Patrick Boyer 8 pages of Notes on
his "The People's Mandate, Referendums and a More Democratic Canada"
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Links to Other Related Sites
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Bibliography of Recommended Reading
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CDD: We are a registered
non-profit society in B.C. -- Directors
This site was re-constructed in January, 2000 -- some earlier files were not converted from the older green-on-yellow colour scheme/menu system
Mission
Statement of CDD
Our aim is
to improve the democratic process in Canada through a system of
citizen-initiated binding referendums whereby voters can directly amend,
introduce and remove policies and laws.
Purpose of this Website
This website is designed and maintained by CDD to:
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outline the principles of Direct Democracy, a system
of
citizen-initiated binding referendums.
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be a source of information about the status of Direct Democracy in Canada
and around the world.
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post policies and relevant correspondence of Canadians for Direct Democracy.
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promote dialogue in our Listserv,
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"Never
doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens
can
change the world;
indeed
it's the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
Humanitarian and Anthropologist
1901-1978
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