If the public is "to participate more [in government] than just via the ballot box, then they need proper access to information"

-- Joanne Caddy, (Nov 2001), "Why citizens are central to good governance", OECD Observer

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Monday, September 22, 2008

Dawn Marie Sloane - Municipal - District 12 - Halifax Downtown - incumbent

From: "Dawn Marie Sloane" <dmsloane@ns.sympatico.ca>

To: "Darce Fardy" <darce@eastlink.ca>

Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:29 PM

Subject: Re: Right to Know

 
 

When sworn into office, you are asked to take an Oath. I take this Oath seriously and have also taken a course on public consultation and citizen engagement. I agree that there must be more transparency. When the public thinks something is a done deal before it is even brought to Council, demonstrates that the process is not working properly. As the first words in the course I took said " if it is going too fast, it isn't democracy!"

 
 

Cheers

Dawn

http://www.halifax.ca/districts/dist12/dist12.html