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Influencing Government

Influencing Government. Most common way to make change is to inform people of what you want: Writing a letter Email Blogging Call in to radio talk shows More people the greater influence. Contacting MP/MLA or civil servant. Election.

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Influencing Government

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  1. Influencing Government

  2. Most common way to make change is to inform people of what you want: • Writing a letter • Email • Blogging • Call in to radio talk shows • More people the greater influence Contacting MP/MLA or civil servant

  3. Election

  4. Getting out and voting or influencing people to support your political party. • Using the court to challenge government legislation under the constitution • Government can not make laws that violate your charter of rights and freedoms Courts and Democracy

  5. Special interest groups that organize campaigns to put pressure on the government on a specific topic. • MADD • Spirit bear youth coalition • Wilderness committee • BC Citizens for Public Power Pressure groups

  6. People who are paid to make deals and influence bureaucrats and politicians. • Great concern that this might lead to corruption • Minority special interest groups • They are normally representing companies. • Most are ex high level bureaucrats with connections. Lobbyist

  7. Problem with Interest groups Research is not independent Small group influences society that does not share views of majority Unfair to groups that can not afford lobbyist Connected with corruption as perks are seen as a form of bribery

  8. Getting the media to publicize your cause can cause major hurdles to lift, as governments do not want bad press. • Some times the issues covered are not the most important but slanted to the political views of the organization. • Conglomeration of media out lets means there is less and less independent sources. Mass Media

  9. Protests • Protest groups: Raging Grannies • Arranged protest over issues as logging, pollution, pornography, militarism, poverty and racism.

  10. Act of intentionally breaking the law while protesting laws one considers unjust. • 3 principle of civil disobedience: • Should not involve violence • Should be directed against laws that are seriously harmful • Civil disobedience requires taking responsibility for ones action. Willingness to face punishment • civil disobedience Civil Disobedience

  11. Violent protest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrx49tfrfJk&feature=fvw • Many groups feel that the government does not move fast enough so protest turn violent • This is the case with the FLQ and the October crisis in Canada • Many of the G8, G20 and WTO conference have violent protesters who try to shut them down.

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