PAP 1301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-7: Gilbert Parent, Peter Milliken, Foreign Investment Review Agency
10 Oct 2017
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Page 2- at the beginning of the 21st century many indicators suggested that canadians were uneasy with their set of democratic arrangements. Citizens forum on canadas future (commonly known as spicer"s commission) Large numbers of canadians were dissatis ed with their democratic institutional arrangements. The strongest message the forum received from participants was that they lost their faith in both the political process and their political leaders. the government especially at the federal level re ect the will of the people. Page 3- angry citizenry meaning not always dee the contradictions between wanting ever greater government services at ever decreasing costs. (discontented with long standing norms of democratic representation and weak institutional responsiveness) Canadians are about to split between those who are satis ed with their democracy and those who are not, and the majority have less trust in the federal government today than they did decades ago. Public con dence in democratic institutions remain low.
