tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post1245002165470336921..comments2023-06-30T01:39:28.918-07:00Comments on B.C. Policy Perspectives: Let's link future electoral reform and Citizens Assembly proposals to the Initiative ProcessMark Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904245045490682686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-73564326113390379282014-05-25T15:16:25.113-07:002014-05-25T15:16:25.113-07:00Some Royal Commissions produce general recommendat...Some Royal Commissions produce general recommendations (e.g. macDonald Commission on Free trade) but it is possible that if Parliament decides ahead of time that it wants legislation, it could mandate a specific citizens' initiative as the outcome. FOr electoral reform, the citizens' assembly could be empowered to suggest that initiative.Mark Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904245045490682686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-57753825525606108572014-05-21T06:58:16.400-07:002014-05-21T06:58:16.400-07:00Excellent idea, Mark. Sorry I didn't see this...Excellent idea, Mark. Sorry I didn't see this closer to the time of posting. I wonder what you think about using this idea in the context of Royal Commissions (presuming that they are given a sufficiently narrow mandate, rather than producing a large list of recommendations). With the current approach, Royal Commission reports are essentially advisory in nature and don't involve any of the back and forth debate and refinement that you're advocating.Antony Hodgsonhttp://fairvotingbc.comnoreply@blogger.com