Participatory Democracy

	The Green Party of Saskatchewan believes in participatory democracy.
Links to policy resolutions that address this founding principle: 1998.12 1999.5 2000.1 2000.2 2000.22 2003.6 2003.10 2003.23 2003.30 2004.2 2004.6 2005.5 2005.6
The electoral process in Saskatchewan results in majority governments which are elected by a minority of voters		WE SAY NO
Every elector’s democratic vote should count and make a difference as it would in a reformed system of “proportional representation.”		WE SAY YES
Saskatchewan people deserve a Saskatchewan-made system of proportional representation.		WE SAY YES
Political parties except the GPS accept corporate and union financing.		WE SAY NO
The GPS will accept contributions ONLY from private individuals		WE SAY YES
Political parties should be financed only by individual contributions and a $1.00 public grant for each vote cast for that party in the previous election.		WE SAY YES
Many basic decisions regarding the operation of local schools are made by adminsistrators far removed from parents and children		WE SAY NO
Every local school deserves a "School Council" that has authority and funding to make many school-based decisions.		WE SAY YES
Citizens need a democratic method of making health care decisions at the local level.		WE SAY YES
Senior Governments have been off-loading responsibilities while reducing the capacity to raise local revenues.		WE SAY NO
Provincial Sales Tax revenues must be shared with local governments to permit better local decision-making and the provision of local services.		WE SAY YES
A greater portion of local education and municipal services should be funded from general provincial revenues, not local property taxes.		WE SAY YES