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A proposal for better global governance.
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STEPS TO PLANETHOODSTEPS TO PLANETHOODTHE POLITICS OF GLOBAL THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL
CITIZENSHIPCITIZENSHIP
The case for global citizen suffragettes!
Dulce et decorum est pro provincia Dulce et decorum est pro provincia morimori
This is great beer, eh?This is great beer, eh?
THE GREAT WHITE NORTH
I AM CANADIAN!
Lawyer leading the chargeLawyer leading the charge
Section 91 B.N.A Act 1867Section 91 B.N.A Act 1867
Legislative Authority of Parliament of Legislative Authority of Parliament of CanadaCanada
91.91. It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate with the Advice and Consent of the Senate and House of Commons, to make Laws for and House of Commons, to make Laws for the the Peace, Order, and good Peace, Order, and good GovernmentGovernment of Canada, in relation to all of Canada, in relation to all Matters not coming within the Classes of Matters not coming within the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces;the Legislatures of the Provinces;
2003
$800 billion for military
$69 billion for development
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
NATIONAL VS PROVINCIAL POWERSNATIONAL VS PROVINCIAL POWERS
OTTAWA
FEDERALISMFEDERALISM
Principle of SubsidiarityPrinciple of Subsidiarity
Each function should be carried out Each function should be carried out
at the closest possible level to the at the closest possible level to the
people affected and at the lowest people affected and at the lowest level level
consistent with the efficient consistent with the efficient
performance of the task.performance of the task.
federal, national, provincial federal, national, provincial governmentgovernment
CityCity ProvincProvincee
NatioNationn
Global Global (U.N)(U.N)
Popular Popular electionselections
yesyes yesyes yesyes nono
Taxing Taxing powerpower
yesyes yesyes yesyes nono
Law-Law-making making abilityability
yesyes yesyes yesyes vetoveto
Binding Binding courtscourts
yesyes yesyes yesyes nono
Standing Standing forcesforces
yesyes yesyes yesyes nono
FEDERAL POWERS – National versus Global – a comparison!
Is there a fire?
Should we put it out?
Where can we get firefighters?
Where can we get firetrucks?
How can we get them to the fire?
Who is the fire chief?
UN TO THE RESCUE!
PARIS WWIIPARIS WWII
EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY 1952
““I AM A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD”I AM A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD”
vote
vote
why no vote?
How might we create a higher How might we create a higher level of decision-making for level of decision-making for
global issues?global issues?
Functional Institutions and TreatiesFunctional Institutions and Treaties Global Peoples’ Assembly Global Peoples’ Assembly
and World Constitutionand World Constitution Union of DemocraciesUnion of Democracies Regional Unions – build and federateRegional Unions – build and federate Parliamentary Assembly and UN Parliamentary Assembly and UN
Reform Reform
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTEUROPEAN PARLIAMENTDIRECT ELECTION BY THE PEOPLE
Support Civil Society Organizations
““Don’t expect politicians, even good Don’t expect politicians, even good ones,ones,
to do your job for you. Politicians are to do your job for you. Politicians are likelike
weather vanes. Our job is to make weather vanes. Our job is to make thethe
wind blow.”wind blow.”
GLOBAL CITIZENS WANTEDGLOBAL CITIZENS WANTED
Support the Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly
http://www.uno-komitee.de/
““Our job is to gather Our job is to gather the the
kindling wood until kindling wood until such such
time as a spark sets it time as a spark sets it off.”off.”