In Canada, Europe, citizens’ assemblies point towards more inclusive approach to governance

French President Emmanuel Macron, pictured in 2018 at Centre Block, recently struck a panel of 150 randomly selected citizens to advise his government on its climate strategy.
Quietly and away from the glare of elections in Canada and now the U.K., a new approach to politics is gaining traction. It's a politics without parties, and without much of the rancour that defines national contests. It's also a more modest politics that doesn't trad...

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