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Party of Canada
Democratic
Reform
Agenda
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-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.