6.5: How Can People Participate at the Provincial Level?

There are many ways people can become involved in your local community, as well as the provincial government:

• voting in elections

• voting in referendums

• expressing opinions about bills by signing petitions or writing letters to your MLA

• become a candidate for the legislature

Instead of having a final test for this unit, you are to organize yourself into groups of 4 or 6 complete the following assignment.

You are developing an new political party based on issues that are relevant to you and your community.