Top 10: Tips on Getting Politicians to Listen to You

by Apathy is Boring — March 3, 2010

1.Your Vote = Your Golden Ticket

If you don't even vote, can you really complain about who gets in?

2. Email the Prime Minister, Ministers, and your MP

Be relentless about a cause you care about.

3. Meet with your MP

 Always remember they work for you! When you visit Ottawa make sure to call their office to say hello.

4. Write a “letter to the editor” for your local newspaper

 Spread the word and make yourself heard.

5. Attend a Public Consultation

Go to www.consultingcanadians.gc.ca and search for your issue. Politicians attend these meetings to gather opinions, so tell them exactly what you think.

6. Write a Letter to your MP

For every letter you send to your MP they assume 100 people think just like you. So make your point 100 times over.

7. Join a Political Party

Most big decisions are made here first, so give your issue a head start.

8. Influence a Parliamentary Committee

 

Take part in committees on certain issues by offering submissions or making presentations to them. For more info visit www.parl.gc.ca.

9. Organize

Find people who believe in the same things and you do, and work together. Numbers make it easier to get politicians to listen to you.

10. Start a Petition

 Petitions are a powerful way to express how you feel. House of Parliament rules say that the government must answer all petitions it receives within 45 days.

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