“I see no reason why you can’t say you’ve been informally providing advice based on your expertise in democratic studies,” Philpott wrote. His earliest activist gambits bordered on the absurd, including hanging pictures of Bill Clinton and Bill Cosby over “Post No Bills” signs. What Meslin brings to the table is ideas — bag loads of fresh, orthodoxy-busting ideas about snapping Canada out of its democratic malaise. “I had actually known about Dave for several years, circuitously through one of my sons, who is very interested in democratic reform and direct democracy,” Philpott said. And to see some of the ideas in the book … actually being implemented is amazing.”That implementation, says Philpott, begins this weekend.

Source: thestar June 02, 2019 09:07 UTC