Tag: grassroots democracy

• 2018

  Decade of Decline, Part 1.1: The Collapse of Local Contributions

  Since 2007, the Green Party of Canada has experienced a severe decrease in contributions to its EDAs (riding associations), with the losses now totaling more than 80% of both dollars and…
• 2018

  Decade of Decline: The Collapse of Green Party Grassroots Support, 2008-2017

  Decade of Decline is my report on the deep and long-running decline in local support for the Green Party of Canada. The decline began in 2008 (with some early warning signs…
• 2018

  Green Party Vote Result Mirrors Partisan Ballot Comments

  In an earlier post, I reported that the Green Party of Canada had taken the unusual measure of adding partisan commentary directly on its ballots for this year’s pre-convention voting.…
• 2018

  Signs Your Organization is Authoritarian (Part 1: Deflecting Criticism)

  Authoritarianism isn’t always obvious. Sometimes, it infects an organization slowly, progressing for years before members realize (or admit) what has happened. If you’ve ever had a gut feeling that something…
• 2018

  Green Party of Canada Includes Partisan Comments on Internal Ballots

  (Update August 22: For a follow-up comparing the outcome of the vote to the ballot comments, see Green Party vote result mirrors partisan ballot comments.) (Update June 21: For a follow-up…