Should Parliament adopt e-petitions?
Experience suggests that there is little to be gained from introducing e-petitions beyond allowing Parliamentarians to pander, to boast that e-petitions are evidence of how open and receptive they are to more engagement and input from the public.
Parliament is moving to adopt e-petitions as a convenient and innovative method of public involvement. The Procedure and House Affairs Committee has described them as feasible and desirable and has recommended their introduction in the next Parliament. If it happens, Canada would be follow...
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