The Better Democracy Roadmap outlines our federal democratic reform policy platform through 4 areas of focus to uplift and recentre the public interest in Canadian politics.
Better Democracy Roadmap
About the roadmap
It’s time for Canada’s infant democracy and our parliamentarians to grow up! Our democracy urgently needs modernization, and delaying it is a risk we can no longer afford.
Our Better Democracy Roadmap is a path towards a better, more responsive government to the needs of the public. The policy platform has four areas of focus:
Young people across Canada have been on the frontlines of numerous social and economic pressures. They have also been on the forefront of changemaking in reaction to those dynamics.
From navigating a country with a declining sense of trust and social mobility, to meeting the basics like food and housing, you can find youth engaged to make things better. Now Apathy is Boring is organizing with youth around how decisions are being made for a Better Democracy through federal democratic reform.
Learn More!
- What is First Past the Post (FPTP)? — Fair Vote Canada
- Lego my vote! — Video explaining how our FPTP voting system distorts the will of the public in every election across Canada
- Interactive Graphic (scroll to the bottom!) that illustrates various ways votes could be counted using different systems
- EKOS Poll — Canadian Attitudes to Electoral Reform and the Need for Representativeness
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) — PDF
- Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference
- A Critical Gap in Democracy? ‘Yawn,’ Say Canadian Politicians — New York Times article
- Policy Brief — Safeguard Party Nomination Races
- Vote16 Campaign
- Vote16 Summit Press Conference — YouTube video
- Three Reasons & Three Myths
- Public Opinion on Lowering the Voting Age to 16 — Report
- Should Canada Lower the Voting Age to 16? — CBC Radio episode
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) — Coming soon!
- Nextgen Democracy: The 2024 Pulse Survey (where young people send a clear signal (78%!) that weekend voting would make it easier for them to vote)
- Should election day be a holiday or held on a weekend in Canada? — Ask CBC
- e-4485 (Democratic process) — House of Commons e-petition regarding weekend voting
- Policy Brief: Weekend Voting — PDF
- Political finance as a public good!: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) — PDF
- Flatten the donation limit from $1750 to $100: FAQ — PDF
- Reinstate the per-vote subsidy: FAQ — PDF
- Real-time Political Donations Database — Investigative Journalism Foundation
- Historical snapshot: End to federal per-vote subsidy looms as parties ready for lengthy 2015 campaign — CBC article
- Visualizing Political Finance in Canada — Coming soon!
- Policy Brief — Coming soon!
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) — PDF
- Registry of Lobbyists — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
- ‘The Influencers’ — Ongoing special report about lobbying in Canada (Canada's National Observer)
- Policy Brief — Coming soon!
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) — PDF
- Public Registry (via confidential disclosure) — Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner
- Policy Brief — Coming soon!
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) — PDF
- Elections Canada: Key Recommendations—Protecting Against Threats to the Electoral Process
- Urgent Futures Podcast: Why Disinformation Is Still a Critical Issue for Democracy
- Foreign Interference Commission: Interim Report
- Elections Canada: Understanding Foreign Interference
- Policy Brief — Coming soon!
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) — PDF
- Library of Parliament > Research publications: List of National Days and Days of Observance in Canada
- United Nations: International Day of Democracy
- Policy Brief: Day of Democracy in Canada — PDF