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Blogging Party of Canada

Democratic Reform

Agenda

-Holding a referendum on whether to change the voting system to one based on proportional representation, similar to systems in Germany and New Zealand that respect voters choices, protect local representation and require broad levels of support for a party to qualify for seats in Parliament.
-Getting tough on sleaze by having an independent ethics counsellor, toughening conflict-of-interest guidelines and cracking down on expense accounts.
-Implementing Parliamentary review of senior appointments to bodies such as Crown corporations, agencies, and boards.
-Ensuring so-called third parties report publicly on funds they received for election advertising and other campaign expenses.
-Cracking down on unaccountable election slush funds.
-Abolishing the unelected, unaccountable and undemocratic Senate.
-Supporting and working with the Council of the Federation, established by Canada's premiers, to improve federal-provincial-territorial relations.
-Strengthening freedom of information and personal privacy laws and enacting effectivewhistleblower laws to protect public servants who shine light on wrongdoing and wastein government.
-Enact legislation to ensure that full, just and timely compensation will be paid to all persons who are deprived of personal or private property as a result of any federal government initiative, policy, process, regulation or legislation.
-Streamline government services and eliminate waste, unnecessary overlap and duplication between the levels of government.Officers of ParliamentTHE BPOC will ensure that senior officers such as the Auditor General, Chief Electoral Officer, Comptroller General, Ethics Commissioner, Information Commissioner, and Privacy Commissioner will be appointed by Parliament and report to it.
-Allow the Auditor General to table reports with the Clerk of the House of Commons when Parliament is not sitting, and have them made public through the Speaker. Currently, the Auditor General can only report when Parliament is sitting.