Canada in a ‘civic moment,’ says Samara researcher, urging consideration of citizen assemblies in bid to ‘build back better’

'There's not much evidence in my mind that Canadians don't trust their leaders or don't trust their leaders enough. There's plenty of trust there, but I don't know that that trust is always returned,' says Samara's Mike Morden.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Oct. 16, has repeatedly framed his government's relief efforts during the pandemic as an attempt to help the country 'build back better.'
As the Trudeau government promises to “build back better” from a global pandemic that has disrupted nearly all aspects of public life, it’s time to consider setting up citizen assemblies to help it go beyond “thought leadership,” says one researcher. ...

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