Digital Democracy : E-petitions

Barton, Rosemary (journalist). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author). Journalist: Barton, Rosemary. (Cast).

Summary: The federal government has taken a small step towards decreasing the "democratic deficit". Canadians can now sign and submit e-petitions through Parliament's website. Rosie Barton discusses the initiative with its champion, Kennedy Stewart, BC NDP MP, who believes the change will increase citizen participation in government. He discusses the planning and deliberation by parliamentary committee that helped this measure pass.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (06 min 45 sec)
remote
videorecording
electronic
Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2015

Content descriptions

Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio.ca subscribers
Participant or Performer Note:	Journalist: Barton, Rosemary.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://curio.ca/en/video/digital-democracy-e-petitions-8044/
Language Note:	In English. Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation