My province just changed our laws to make it easier for a right wing separatist movement to get a referendum by lowering the signature threshold to around 180,000. See article below for details if you want.
I am really thinking of trying to leverage the same change to advance a progressive cause and I need ideas.
It would need to:
- be popular enough to get 180,000 sigs and garner some people to help me coordinate
- be progressive
- be useful for society, not just a troll
Some ideas I have so far are
- a pro trans referendum of some kind (our premier is also fond of anti trans legislation)
- a right to healthcare referendum of some kind (she is trying to privatize)
- some kind of green energy referendum
Any other ideas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/danielle-smith-alberta-separation-referendum-threshold-analysis-1.7524320
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Public bank
Some advantage for worker cooperatives, employee owned business
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no idea, I have a few friends in Alberta that would be willing to sign a progressive cause.
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What do you mean by public bank?
Canada is good on banks, but public car insurance like in Saskatchewan?
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North Dakota has one. Like that. I don’t know that much about it, but I think it’s good.
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Previous ideas were meant to not be controversial/highly partisan.
Various divestments for something more divisive.
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The only problem is that referenda in Alberta are non-binding, from what I’ve read. So the government would only move on results for policies they’re in favour of.
It would be good for embarrassing the government (something they’re already highly competent at), but that’s about it.
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Something about affordable housing
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Not sure if you folks are in the market for an eleventh province, but have you considered annexing the good ol’ U.S. of A.?
Nationalize Tim Horton’s imo
Tim Hortons sucks. I’d be better off banning it.
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