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July 31, 2010
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14 WAYS TO SAVE CANADA

This winter's wave of prorogation protests are the latest symptom of Canadians' growing discontent with the quality of public debate in Canada, which many believe has been declining for some time.

To help solve this problem, The Mark asked 14 prominent Canadians: What one idea should be advanced when Parliament opens March 3rd to inspire Canadians and restore their faith in government? Here are their answers:

TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE

DAVID SUZUKI

If we keep clinging to outdated energy sources, Canada risks becoming little more than a failed petrostate.

LAUNCH A DIGITAL STRATEGY

MICHAEL GEIST

Taking action on digital issues would match the concerns of a new political generation.

DOWNSIZE THE PMO

ELIZABETH MAY

To restore the health of our democracy, we need to take power away from the Prime Minister and give it to voters.

GET READY FOR CHINA

EUGENE LANG

The China Century is already here, yet Canada’s political class has no plan on how to adapt to it.
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  • Tackle Climate Change david suzuki
  • Get Ready For China eugene lang
  • Downsize The PMO elizabeth may
  • Make Committees Matter carolyn bennett
  • Build A Big Society nicholas gafuik
  • Find Some Principles justin trudeau
  • Back Ottawa's Watchdogs larry campbell
  • Dump The Long Gun Registry garry breitkreuz
  • Launch A Digital Strategy michael geist
  • Implement A Flat Tax niels veldhuis
  • Show Some Leadership tim murphy
  • Hold More Free Votes patrick johnston
  • Stop Heckling adam chapnick
  • Have A Real Debate robert huish
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POLITICS

  • More Canadians Ready for an Election
  • Introducing the “New Hire and Census” Form
  • A Libertarian Solution to the Census Debacle
  • The Netanyahu Video Fallout
  • Make Toronto A Province

BUSINESS

  • What Media Crisis?
  • Making Social Media Work
  • Venture Capital Made in Canada
  • Microsoft’s Smartphones Failure
  • Prince Proclaims the Internet Over

TECHNOLOGY

  • Let's Keep Innovation Innovative
  • Our Disappearing Water
  • Growing Up Synthetic
  • Let's Teach Innovation
  • With Climate Change, Facts Matter

ARTS

  • Five Controversial Magazine Covers
  • Canada's Jersey Shore: A Q&A
  • What The Matrix Had That Inception Doesn't
  • Confessions of a High School Loser, Part 2
  • Justin Bieber for Prime Minister?

POPULAR CONTRIBUTORS

David Suzuki David Suzuki Scientist; broadcaster; Chair, the David Suzuki Foundation.
David Eaves David Eaves Public policy expert; Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Democracy, Queen's University.
Margaret Somerville Margaret Somerville Founding Director of the Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law, McGill University.
Daryl Copeland Daryl Copeland Adjunct Professor, Munk Centre (U of T); Research Fellow, Center on Public Diplomacy (USC).
Alan Broadbent Alan Broadbent Expert in urban issues; leader in Canadian politics and public discourse.
Adam Chapnick Adam Chapnick Foreign policy expert.
Barbara Falk Barbara Falk Associate Professor, Department of Defence Studies, Royal Military College of Canada.
Darren Thorne Darren Thorne International Lawyer; human rights expert, and development consultant.

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