AGENDA
Introduction
March 22-24, 2002
Friday March 22, 2002
Tip of the Iceberg: Formal Political Participation in Electoral
Processes
Welcome
Chair: Meyer Burstein, Metropolis
Project Team
Opening Address: Jean-Pierre
Kingsley,
Chief Electoral Officer
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What We Know So Far
Each speaker will summarize the major
findings and lacunae in their field. They will focus on past
practices, key findings, and methodological approaches that
may be of assistance to those interested in other sub-sets
of the Canadian population and their participation in formal
electoral processes.
Chair: Meyer Burstein, Metropolis Project Team
I Gender
Women's
Electoral Participation
Lisa Young, University of Calgary
II Immigration/Ethnicity/Race/Religion/Languages
Inclusion
and Exclusion: A Framework of Analysis for Understanding
Political Participation by Members of Racialized and
Newcomer Communities
Anver Saloojee, Ryerson University
Discussion
Data Sources: Existing and Imagined
Chair: Jane Badets, Statistics Canada
I Ethnic Diversity
Survey
Representative, Canadian Heritage
Jane Badets, Statistics Canada
Nisa Tummon, Canadian Heritage
II Equality, Security and Community
Richard Johnston, University of British Columbia
Imagining Discussion (Broken into four facilitated
groups)
Indicators of Inclusion and Exclusion
Discussion (Broken into four facilitated groups)
Each group will work towards consensus upon three key indicators
of inclusion/exclusion in formal electoral processes. Information
from the templates completed by all participants prior to
the seminar will be used by facilitators to seed the discussion.
Preference must be given to existing data sources, although
recommendations for improvements or possible new data sources
will also be discussed.
Day 1 Wrap Up By Facilitators
Chair: Jean Viel, Metropolis Project Team
1)
Myer Siemiatycki, Ryerson Polytechnic
University
2)
Chantal Maillé, Concordia
University
3)
Nancy Worsfold,
Ottawa Carleton Immigrant Services
4)
Kass Sunderji, Canadian Heritage
Saturday March 23, 2002
Beneath the Surface: Political Participation By Other Means
Welcome (Victoria North)
Chair: Rosaline Frith, Citizenship and Immigration
Canada
What We Know So Far
Each speaker will summarize the major findings and lacunae
in their field. They will focus on past practices, key findings,
and methodological approaches that may be of assistance to
those interested in other sub-sets of the Canadian population
and their participation in non-electoral processes.
Chair: Karen Ellis, Canadian Heritage
I Gender
Women's
Political Participation by Other Means: A Survey of the
Field
Pauline Rankin, Carleton University
II Immigration/Ethnicity/Race/Religion/Languages
Representing
Identity:Non-Formal Political Participation and the Role
of the State in Canada
Jack
Jedwab, Association for Canadian Studies
Discussion
Data Sources: Existing and Imagined
Chair: Dick Stanley, Canadian Heritage
I-II World Values Survey
Canadian Election Study
Neil Nevitte, University of
Toronto
III-IV Rethinking Citizens' Engagement
Rethinking Government
Richard
Jenkins, EKOS Research
V General Social Survey
Boris
Palameta, Statistics Canada
Discussion
Luncheon Address: Elizabeth
Coelho, Toronto District
School Board
Indicators of Inclusion and Exclusion
Discussion
Each group will work towards consensus
upon three key indicators of inclusion/exclusion in non-electoral
participation. Information from the templates completed by
all participants prior to the seminar will be used by facilitators
to seed the discussion. Preference must be given to existing
data sources, although recommendations for improvements or
possible new data sources will also be discussed.
Wrap Up and Way Forward
Chair: Kathleen
Rothwell, National Liberal Caucus Research Bureau
Facilitators' Summaries
Sunday March 24, 2002
Networking/Planning Brunch
Taking advantage of the presence
of many key researchers, NGOs and policymakers, we would
like to have a focused discussion on the possibility
of future collaborative work both nationally and internationally.
Working with a model developed by the Citizenship Education
Research Network (CERN), discussions will lead to a
draft framework for future work on political participation.
This framework will help formally launch the Political
Participation Research Network (PPRN).
Facilitator: Anver Salojee,
Ryerson Polytechnic University
Cross-Canada Comparative Project on Formal
Participation
Framework for Broader Framework
Potential for International Comparisons
