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Suggested Ideas
How many people have visited the Open Parliament page lately? (https://openparliament.ca/bills/) There are bills passing through there all the time.
Canada needs to be open to its taxpayers on the current and project costs of settlements with First Nations and Inuit peoples and also stop giving them a tax free life...aren't we all equal in Canada...apparently as it comes to taxes not so!!!
People tend to participate or share their opinion under two circumstances:
1. It is something they feel strongly and negatively about (this is backed up by research and the average news article comment section); and/or
Canada needs a new negotiator for NAFTA who has proven private sector experience and the government needs to be equally as master minded at negotiations as Trump...we are literally being Trumped!!
CRA offices across Canada should be reopened and staff should be trained to be less like auditors when dealing with the public and be more friendly and be willing to provide tax tips instead of just saying talk to you accountant
Je pense qu'on peut pas faire de conception de gouvernement ouvert sans consulter ceux qui sont concernes directement a savoir les citoyens et la societe civile.
I think the right Leaders should appoint the right staff, and not run those outdated staffing processes. Times have changed!
Canada is a global leader in the use of Citizen Assemblies, Juries, and Panels, yet the federal government has never convened one.
Many times I have heard fellow Canadians complain that government processes take too long, or fellow public servants who complain about the slow turnover times of approvals, and they are right.
I recommend improving budget procedures, with a legislative measure, to prevent omnibus budget bills where items that are included without transparency (big problem in the past, hopefully not ongoing).