Canada considers a 42 day limit for election campaigning.
I think this would be a good thing - actually maybe a 49 day limit. If elected officials are doing their jobs (taking information from electorate, forming legislation that balance corporate and public interests with rest of cabinet etc.) it would take a week to shift into campaign mode. Plus there's getting everyone registered and having debates.
I also think any ads that do not focus on policy should be minimized. You can state 45% agree blah, blah and here's how our policies would improve on that or 55% disagree and here's what our policy would change. There are ways to moderate spin. I would also mandate door knocking and/or neighbourhood town halls so people would meet the candidate or representative.
The garbage that was media coverage of the last US election cannot be allowed to infect ours.
http://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4255928
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Canada needs Sortition.
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ReplyDeleteI'd love it if they outlawed negative ad campaigns entirely
ReplyDeleteOutlaw ads, period
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