Democracy Cookbook

Alex Marland (Political Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland) was a public servant in the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador from 2003 to 2006. He coedited First Among Unequals: The Premier, Politics, and Policy in Newfoundland and Labrador and coauthored the textbook Inside Canadian Politics. His book Brand Command: Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control won the Donner Prize for best public policy book by a Canadian and the Atlantic Book Award for scholarly writing.Lisa Moore (English, Memorial University of Newfoundland) has written two collections of short stories, Degrees of Nakedness and Open, and three novels, Alligator, February, and Caught, as well as a stage play based on her novel February, by the same title. Lisa's most recent work, Flannery, is a young adult novel. She is the coeditor of Great Expectations: 24 True Stories about Birth by Canadian Writers and the editor of the anthology The Penguin Book of Contemporary Short Stories by Canadian Women.

• Foreword Kathy Dunderdale, Roger Grimes, and Jack Harris 12 Acknowledgements 13 Preface 15 Editors' Tip 18PART 1: Introduction 19 1 How The Democracy Cookbook Came Together The Editors 21 2 Reflections on the Governance in Newfoundland and Labrador Project Lisa Moore 32 3 How Democratic Government Works in Newfoundland and Labrador Alex Marland 37 4 Why Focus on Provincial Politics? Jared Wesley 56 5 Patriotic Correctness in Newfoundland and Labrador David Cochrane 60 6 Begging to Differ in a Small Place Robin Whitaker 64 7 Can Newfoundlanders and Labradorians Govern Themselves? Drew Brown 68 8 Decolonizing Newfoundland and Labrador's Democracy Vicki Hallett 72 PART 2: All Politics Is Local, B'y 75 9 Renewing Democracy through Practice Karen Stanbridge 77 10 Governance for the Rural Knowledge Economy Ken Carter and Reeta Chowdahri Tremblay 81 11 Enhancing Democracy in Rural and Regional Development Governance Kelly Vodden 85 12 Non-Profits Are a Resource Waiting in the Wings Clifford Grinling 89 13 The Role of Neighbourhood and Community Groups Kathryn Simonsen 93 14 Increasing the Competitiveness of Municipal Council Elections Alison Shott 96 15 Ministers and Citizens Walking Together Elizabeth Yeoman 101 PART 3: Captain Newfoundland & Labrador 105 16 What If Kids Ran the Government? Paula Graham 107 17 What a Byzantine Historian Can Contribute to Newfoundland and Labrador Governance Marica Cassis 109 18 The Hero's Energy in Newfoundland and Labrador Joel Deshaye 113 19 Artful Leadership Ian Sutherland 117 20 Political Parties as an Essential Link to Better Governance Processes Des Sullivan 121 21 Levelling the Field for Potential Party Leaders Kelly Blidook 125 22 The Role of Public Service Executives Robert Thompson 128 PART 4: Communication 133 23 Hogging Call-in Show Lines Ramona Dearing 135 24 The Media as a Cornerstone of Shared Power in Newfoundland and Labrador Erwin Warkentin 138 25 Conflicts of Dependence and Independence in the Press Gallery Michael Connors 142 26 Governing in the Twitter Era Sonja Boon 146 27 Real-Time Virtual Democracy Peter Trnka 150 28 Towards a Poll-Savvy Citizenry Scott Matthews 154 PART 5: Engagement 157 29 Youth Vote Amelia Curran 159 30 Motivating Voter Turnout Nahid Masoudi 161 31 Enhancing Democratic Engagement through Electoral Reform and Civic Literacy James Bickerton 165 32 Literacy, Democratic Governance, and Political Citizenship Raymond Blake 169 33 Educating Tomorrow's Citizens in Today's University John Hoben 173 34 Empowering Young Newfoundlanders and Labradorians for Future Political Engagement Simon Lono 177 35 "Following Up and Following Through" with Community Consultations Ailsa Craig 181 36 A Democratic Process for Informing Public Safety and Justice Rose Ricciardelli 184 37 Learning from Public Consultation about the Proposed Closures of Libraries Anne Graham 187 PART 6: Power to the People(s) 191 38 Alba and The Old Woman Mary Dalton 193 39 Direct Democracy Jonathan Parsons 196 40 Enhancing Indigenous Women's Participation and Formal Representation Carol Lynne D'Arcangelis 200 41 Breastfeeding in the House of Assembly Christina Doonan 204 42 When the "Other" Becomes a Proud Newfoundlander Valérie Vézina 208 43 Building an Inclusive Democracy in Newfoundland and Labrador Tony Fang and Kerri Neil 211 44 Reshaping an Inclusive Vision for Governance in Newfoundland and Labrador Elizabeth Davis 215 45 Disability and Civic Engagement in Newfoundland and Labrador Aleksandra Stefanovic-Chafe 218 46 Enabling the Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities Mario Levesque 222 PART 7: Oh Me Nerves, the Opposition Got Me Drove 227 47 Electing Women to the House of Assembly Nancy Peckford and Raylene Lang-Dion 229 48 Reserving Seats in the House for Aboriginal MHAs Dimitrios Panagos 232 49 The Downfalls of Debate Taylor Stocks 235 50 Democratizing the Legislative Branch Paul Thomas 239 51 Institutionalizing a Strong Opposition through Electoral Reform James Feehan 243 52 Strengthening the Opposition through Proportional Representation Sean Fleming 247 53 The Benefits of an Alternative Transferable Vote Electoral System Glyn George 251 PART 8: Scrutiny 255 54 Improving Newfoundland and Labrador's Access-to-Information System Stephen Power 257 55 Public Policy Think-Tank Steven Wolinetz 261 56 Taking Politics Out of Governance Alison Coffin 264 57 The House of Assembly Needs a Legislative Budget Officer Jeffrey Collins 268 58 Auditing Equity and the Environment Robert Sweeny 272 59 Efficiency Committees Jill Power 276 60 Governance and Appointments Lynn Moore 279 61 Appointments to the Boards of State-Owned Companies Jeffrey Pittman 282 62 Re-Democratizing School Governance in Newfoundland and Labrador Gerald Galway 285 PART 9: Spend and Spend and Spend and Never Get Back Change 289 63 The Debt Andreae Callanan 291 64 Taking Corporate and Union Influence Out of Politics Peter Cowan 293 65 A Start for Tackling Pay to Play Ashley Fitzpatrick 296 66 We Need to Discuss the Fairness of Public-Sector Pensions Gordon Cooke 299 67 Strategic Philanthropy Jennifer Dyer 302 68 Helping Rural Newfoundland and Labrador Flourish through Social Enterprise Natalie Slawinski 305 PART 10: Orders of the Day   309 69 The Politics of Energy Sources Fiona Polack 311 70 Engaging the Public to Avert the Risks of Oil Dependency Angela Carter 314 71 Muskrat Falls Vick Allen 318 72 Creating Spaces for Indigenous Labradorians in Provincial Governance Erin Aylward and Elizabeth Zarpa 321 73 An Increased Role for Indigenous Citizens in Decisions Affecting Labrador Scott Neilsen 325 74 Defensive Expansionism in Newfoundland and Labrador Stephen Tomblin 329 75 Democratizing Environmental Governance Mark Stoddart 333 PART 11: Conclusion 337 76 What the All-Party Committee on Democratic Reform Should Do Alex Marland 339FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Recipes 353 77 Transparent Snow Crab Rice Paper Rolls Andrea Maunder 355 78 Baked Cod Worth Crossing the Floor For Margaret Burden 357 79 Filibuster Fried Cod Caroline (Kay) Young 358 80 Multiparty Moose Stew Timothy Charles 359 81 Red-Hot Lobsters – In Hot Water Again Rex Gibbons 360 82 Right Honourable Rabbit Stew Christopher Welsh 361 83 Seafood Chowder that Will Leave the House Speaker Speechless Colleen Hiscock 363 84 By-Election Bakeapple Dessert Judy Manning 365 85 Patriotic Partridgeberry Cake Sharlene Hinz 366 86 Poli-tea-cal Tea Buns George Murphy 367 87 Strawberry and Rhubarb Political Fool Jill Curran 368 Appendix (Recruitment Document Provided to Contributors) 369 Index 377 House of Assembly 389 About the Editors 390 The Democracy Cookbook Photography Exhibition 391

"Democratic reform is badly needed in our province as recent events show. This is of great importance to all members of the public." - John Crosbie, PC, ON, ONL, QC"Marland and Moore's innovative treatment deserves emulation." - David E. Smith"A vital, engaging, and accessible contribution to public discourse in the province... easy to read and accessible." - Louise Calbert, Dalhousie University