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PAYING DOWN THE DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT, OP-ED BY MONIQUE BéGIN AND ALLAN GREGG IN "THE MARK" (FEB 23)Paying Down The Democratic Deficit![[Article Image]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/the_mark/wide_photos/990/original.jpg?1266878954) A growing number of Canadians are turning away from the political process. How can they be brought back into the fold?
Read the op-ed by Allan Gregg and Monique Bégin in The Mark. Nobel Prize laureate Amartya Sen once was asked what he thought was the most important accomplishment of the 20th Century. His response was, “the rise of democracy.” Societal wellbeing, Sen argues, depends on the ability of citizens to participate in political discussions and influence public policy. Yet looking back on the past two decades in Canada – and in much of the Western world – citizen engagement has significantly declined. According to a new Canadian Index of Wellbeing report on democratic engagement, our country has a growing democratic deficit. The report by the Institute of Wellbeing – an independent, non-partisan Canadian network of leaders in civil society, government, and academia – shows that the disconnect between Canadians and those who govern on their behalf is deep, wide, and growing. Read the op-ed by Allan Gregg and Monique Bégin in The Mark.
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