An initiative is an important political tool of Canadian democracy, which gives citizens the opportunity to propose a new law or change exiting laws.Initiatives are also called a legislative proposal because they are presented to the Federal or Provincial legislature for approval. In this assignment you are asked to develop and present initiative, explain the importance of the law you are proposing, and persuade an audience why they should support it.

Think about an issue you care about and/or that you think is important and present a law addressing that issue, it can be any law. For example, an initiative for free post-secondary education, free dentist services, defund the police, an easier path to permanent residence and/or Canadian citizenship, change Canada from a monarchy to a Republic, close down nuclear power plants, provide a path to permanent residence to temporary agricultural workers, privatize the TTC, etc. One you have chosen an issue, think if it is a provincial or federal issue and proposal accordingly.

The purpose of this assignment is to encourage you to engage in a critical, reflective, and creative exercise about the possibilities for civic participation and to introduce laws in Canada. Also, this paper aims to evaluate your understanding of the video lectures and other class material.

Components: This legislative proposal is designed as a creative paper in which you will be required to exercise your critical, reflective, and creative thinking by requiring you to:

(1)Reflect on an issue you care about. (What is the issue you are addressing and why is it important?)

(2)Think of a law you would like to see implemented at the provincial level (the province of Ontario) or at the Federal level (the government of Canada) addressing this issue. (What is your initiative and how it addresses the specific issue you care about?)

(3)Present your main arguments of why people should support your initiative