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Brian interviews Dave Meslin. Dave is a creative director of Unlock Democracy. Using non-traditional methods and creative tactics, Dave spent twenty years as a social and political entrepreneur leaving a trail of non-profit start-ups, campaign victories, viral videos, new magazines, and public space interventions in his path. An urbanist, community organizer, author and trainer, he inspires us to invert the traditional pyramid of hierarchy by creating meaningful opportunities to engage our employees, our members, our students. His thesis is simple: We're stronger and smarter when we're all involved. Transforming top-down leadership into bottom-up collaboration is the true challenge of the 21st century. He talks about the state of our democracy in Canada and what we need to do to fix it.

He's got way more than ‘three bags full' of wool. Todd Payne is a sheep farmer at Asphodel Sheep Company in Peterborough, and recipient of this year's Family Farm of the Year award . The Ontario Chamber of Commerce says it's time for the government to relax its restrictions on the cannabis industry and make it easier for retailers to promote products. The head of Independent Retail Cannabis Collective, Shakir Tayabali.A group out of Grey Highlands says more needs to be done for some special local residents…the turtles! Dave Meslin is part of the leadership team of the Grey Highlands Municipal League. He explains the need and how their program is trying to help.The government is being sued for suddenly cancelling the provincial basic income pilot project in 2018. We hear from Dana Meslin, one of the plaintiffs from Lindsay.

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Our guest Dave Meslin with Unlock Democracy Canada has been trying to get more people interested in casting a ballot. We ask what's motivating you to vote this municipal election.

Dave Meslin has spent 15 years fighting to have massive, “ugly” billboards removed in Toronto, saying many don't even have legal permits. Meslin shares his story, and we hear from Montreal City Councillor Alex Norris about similar efforts in his borough.

Dave Meslin is a community organizer, activist, and bestselling author.Topics discussed in this episode:The systemic barriers that keep people on the sidelines of community involvement and political decision making [4:02]Taking cues from private sector customer service [7:53]Tapping into collective wisdom and disrupting the status quo [9:47]The role of government transparency in supporting civic engagement [12:05]Access to information as fuel for community activism and change [12:39]Assessing government open data efforts [16:08]The Dazzling Notice Awards [18:41]Improving civics education [22:10]Making privacy policies make sense [24:42]Empowering youth to exercise their democratic muscles [28:04]Resources:The antidote to apathy (TEDTalk)Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up (book by Dave Meslin)Empowering a New Generation of Digital Citizens (IPC Privacy Day 2022 webcast)Privacy and Transparency in a Modern Government: IPC Strategic Priorities 2021-2025 (IPC strategic plan)Open Government: Key Concepts and Benefits (IPC guidance)Demystifying the FOI Process (Info Matters episode about the steps involved in making an access request) Directory of Institutions (FOI contacts for ministries, municipalities and other local government institutions)Directory of Records (descriptions of records maintained by provincial ministries)Access to Information Under Ontario's Information and Privacy Acts (IPC brochure)The Appeal Process and Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC brochure)Accessing Personal and General Government Records (FAQs and forms)Info Matters is a podcast about people, privacy, and access to information hosted by Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. We dive into conversations with people from all walks of life and hear stories about the access and privacy issues that matter most to them. If you enjoyed the podcast, leave us a rating or a review. Have an access to information or privacy topic you want to learn more about? Interested in being a guest on the show? Send us a tweet @IPCinfoprivacy or email us at podcast@ipc.on.ca. 

Peterborough has been ranked number one in the province when it comes to the health of local democracy. Dave Meslin, of the non-profit Unlock Democracy which conducted the study tells us more about what they learned; What's at stake at the upcoming COP26 conference on climate change? We ask Isabelle Turcotte of the Pembina Institute; The aftermath of this year's Homecoming weekend at Queen's University in Kingston led to arrests, fines and complaints. We hear from Alyth Roos , President of the Arts and Science Undergraduate Society, Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson and Dr. David Messenger, the Head of Emergency Medicine, Kingston Health Sciences Centre; Michelle Lem is a veterinarian and founder of Community Veterinary Outreach. She outlines a study that she helped to author that compared the health of the pets belonging to people experiencing homelessness with those in the rest of the population; Artist Kathryn Durst tells us about her new "Alone in My Own Body: Learning to Reconnect" that features work she created from models who posed over Zoom.

In episode 5 of the Courage My Friends podcast, urban planner and author Cheryll Case and community organizer, author and activist Dave Meslin discuss our cities, their structures, priorities, politics and the relationships they foster with those that call them home. With more people now living in urban areas than at any other time in human history, cities are of increasing importance. Centres of commerce and industry, focal points of political and social engagement and cultural crossroads of greater and greater diversity, our cities are sites of complexity and innovation. From the opioid epidemic and the climate crisis to the current pandemic, cities also stand on the frontlines of so many of our current crises; crises made all the worse as they play out against the backdrop of deeply entrenched inequalities. What has COVID-19 revealed about our cities? According to Meslin, if we've been paying attention, not much that we didn't already know:  "…all the problems we're seeing with COVID were already all there -- I mean, except for the disease itself, of course. But in terms of how it's impacted racialized communities and those with lower paying jobs, where folks have to go into a factory and then have to get crowded onto a bus. I mean, those are just symptoms of problems that have been lingering forever." Problems that are inherent to a system that insists on prioritizing economic growth over social well-being. Or as Case puts it "a system that is rigged in favour of the wealthier people…[while] past harms done unto marginalized groups, including women, lower-income people, racialized communities, and Indigenous nations is underdeveloped." From Case's human rights approach to urban planning to Meslin's activism on public engagement across a range of areas from bicycles to ballots and billboards; much of their work (and much of this discussion) is focused on Toronto. Yet, where Toronto holds the distinction of being the world's most diverse city, the lessons it offers are far-reaching. Toronto is plagued by deep intersections of race and class. As Meslin says: "I just think we have to stop pretending that Toronto isn't highly segregated and that income and class and ethnicity and skin color aren't tied together...we should all be absolutely disgusted with the degree of economic segregation in Toronto, right now in 2021." By hook or by crook or just sheer short-sightedness, cities like Toronto routinely exclude its most marginalized members from having a say in the policies that directly impact their lives. Be it in our competitive winner-take-all electoral system that feeds into increasingly centralized systems of government or the lackluster (if not outright lack of) meaningful consultation in infrastructural design, vulnerable communities tend to be sidelined; sidelined in city planning, but frontline when those plans fail. However, community-centred approaches to municipal planning offers us a way forward. According to Case, this means, "building the capacities of the marginalized members of society to understand the system as it is. To develop their own opinions on how the system should function and then work with people in power so that policies can be developed -- so that their interests are also met." For Meslin, this also means moving toward decentralized systems of power, defeating top-down approaches to politics and reinvigorating local democracy by meaningfully integrating the wisdom, work and needs of communities. Perhaps even creating a fourth level of community government: "Public space should be designed in a way to maximize bottom up, neighbourhood, diverse community expression. And our democracy should be designed, not for a handful of dinosaur parties who've been around for generations, but for new innovative voices. Younger voices. Diverse voices… I think if we decentralize power, problems will sort themselves out. Because collectively we have the wisdom to figure all these things out." For Case, the work is already being done by communities themselves.  "You'll find oftentimes that the community work that they do supplements the work that cities do…The city has these visions for inclusivity and diversity, [but] the city cannot achieve this vision without the labour of these residents." This work is now being collated into the Toronto Atlas of Neighbourhood Groups and Organizations or TANGO, a collaborative project involving Case, Meslin and others advocating for a more just city. How do we envision urban centres that are built on rights rather than capital? Can we redesign more meaningful and inclusive systems of local democracy? How do we make cities a place of belonging for all of us and that we are all truly proud to call "home"? Host and co-producer Resh Budhu begins the conversation on the meaning of an inclusive and human rights approach to cities and city-planning. About today's guests: Cheryll Case  Cheryll Case practices a human rights approach to community planning. As founder and Principal Urban Planner of CP Planning, Cheryll coordinates with charities, private sector industries, and communities to resource the systems necessary to secure dignified living for all peoples. This includes housing as a human right, urban agriculture, and improving the ability for marginalized residents to access arts and culture opportunities. She has lead a Toronto wide and grassroots led consultation on housing as a human right, as well as work local to the Eglinton Avenue West neighbourhood. In partnership with Black Urbanism TO, she led Black Futures on Eglinton, an arts based community research project. She is author and editor of "House Divided: How the Missing Middle Will Solve Toronto's Affordable Housing Crisis" shortlisted for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario's 2020 Speaker's Book Award. She served as a member of the City of Toronto's Expert Advisory Committee on the 2020-2030 Affordable Housing Plan, is currently a co-chair of the Balanced Supply of Housing Node of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative, and is a member of the ULI Equity Diversity and Inclusion committee. Dave Meslin With one foot planted firmly in the world of mainstream politics and the other in the more vibrant universe of grassroots activism, urbanist, community organiser, trainer and political entrepreneur, Dave Meslin has found ways to turn energy into action.  Leaving a trail of campaigns and organisations in his path, including the Toronto Public Space Committee, Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto, Unlock Democracy Canada, Dandyhorse Magazine and Cycle Toronto, Dave has spent the last twenty years as a passionate transpartisan political disruptor and political biologist exploring the strange and mysterious worlds of protest movements, party politics and non-profit organizations. Dave has worked as an executive assistant at both city hall and the provincial legislature, painted do-it-yourself bike lanes on the street, organized hundreds of volunteers, started a handful of non-profits, worked as federal lobbyist, helped draft provincial legislation, survived tear-gas riots in three countries, buried his car and got thrown in jail. Not in that order. His best-selling book, Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up, is a roadmap for change and a cure for cynicism.  His TED talk about apathy and his 90-second video clip using Lego to explain our voting system has garnered millions of views online. Transcript of this episode can be accessed at georgebrown.ca/TommyDouglasInstitute Images: Cheryll Case and Dave Meslin. Used with Permission Music: Ang Kahora. Lynne, Bjorn. Rights Purchased Intro Voices: Chandra Budhu (General Intro./Outro.), Miriam Roopanram, Sharon Russell Julian Wee Tom (Street Voices); Bob Luker (Tommy Douglas quote) Courage My Friends Podcast Organizing Committee: Resh Budhu, Victoria Fenner (for rabble.ca), Ashley Booth, Chandra Budhu, John Caffery, Michael Long Produced by Resh Budhu, Tommy Douglas Institute and Victoria Fenner, rabble.ca Host: Resh Budhu A co-production of the Tommy Douglas Institute, George Brown College, Toronto, and rabble.ca with the support of the Douglas Coldwell Foundation.

A passionate transpartisan political disruptor, Dave Meslin has spent the last twenty years as a political biologist, exploring the strange and mysterious worlds of protest movements, party politics and non-profit organizations. Wearing a suit and tie one day and shouting through a megaphone the next, Dave has worked as an executive assistant at both city hall and the provincial legislature, painted do-it-yourself bike lanes on the street, organized hundreds of volunteers, started a handful of non-profits, worked as federal lobbyist, helped draft provincial legislation, survived tear-gas riots in three countries, buried his car and got thrown in jail. Not in that order. Dave's best-selling book, Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up, is a roadmap for change and a cure for cynicism. You can find out more about his book by clicking here You can find Dave online at... Instagram - @davemeslin Twitter - @meslin Facebook - Dave Meslin Website Originally Published: 12/23/2020

Robert Huter the owner of the family-run Mount St Louis Moonstone ski resort in Coldwater tells us about sending a letter to politicians requesting that skiing and snowboarding be declared essential, in order to keep operations open if the province moves back into Stage 2; Joyce Obeid an assistant professor with the child health and exercise medicine program in the department of pediatrics at McMaster University talks about what we can do to help kids stay active when so many of the usual outlets for them are unavailable; How do you design and build a healthy community ? A healthy city?Mayor Jeff Lehman and project manager Patrick Feng tell us about Healthy Barrie, an initiative connecting health care with city planning; John Ashmore, editor of CAPX a politics and economics website, describes how the resurgence of the coronavirus has led to the British government to enact 'tiered' levels of restrictions to contain the spread; Our Hadyn Watters talked to restaurant and bar owners about their hopes for extending patio season into the colder weather; Stephen Cheung of the Environmental Ergonomics Lab at Brock University explains how we adapt physically and mentally to the cold; Dave Meslin of Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto offers his reaction to the provincial government's decision prohibit municipalities from adopting the alternative system of voting.

In this episode of Dig Deeper, host Ashwin Nair talks to Dave Meslin, author of "Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up", about the links between corporate lobbying, grassroots political influence, and the strength of democracy in Canada.

What if being a Member of Parliament or Congress had nothing to do with an election, but rather worked like jury duty? What if our officials were seated randomly in a legislature? What if we innovated the very idea of government itself? Dave Meslin says our politics is broken, but instead of repeating this from the sidelines, he's got 100 common-sense fixes. They are all detailed in his fascinating and provocative book, Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up. Ben chats with Dave in Toronto. About the Guest Multi-partisan and fiercely optimistic, Meslin’s presentations focuses on how we can overcome cynicism and create a culture of participation. His unassuming presence, creativity and sense of humour keep audiences enthralled. Meslin encourages those present to find what was important to them and become engaged in the process of promoting change by creative participation. The Toronto Star has described him as “mad scientist”, “a start-up genius” and “a peripatetic public convener”. The Globe and Mail simply calls him a “persuasive rabble rouser”. Dancing between the worlds of mainstream politics and grassroots activism, Meslin has found positive ways to bring them both together and turn energy into action. His TED talk “The Antidote to Apathy” has been viewed over 1.7 million times and translated into 37 languages. A CBC appearance in 2015, involving towers of colourful LEGO, has been watched 2.5 million times on Facebook. Meslin’s resume of non-profit start-ups also includes the Toronto Public Space Committee, the Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto, City Idol, Spacing Magazine, Unlock Democracy Canada, the Downtown De-Fence Project, Dazzling Notice Awards, and DandyHorse Magazine. While he feels most comfortable working with small grassroots non-profits, Meslin has also donned a suit and tie and worked as an Executive Assistant at both City Hall and Queen’s Park. Meslin is currently crowd-sourcing 100 Remedies for a Broken Democracy for his next book. Learn more about Dave or follow him on Twitter (@meslin). Mentioned in this Conversation Episode 1 of this podcast, featuring a conversation about populism with political scientist Keith Banting The Magna Carta, literally "great charter, an agreement of rights signed in 1215 by the English monarch and a group of rebel aristocrats. While the charter failed to prevent conflict at the time, it presaged what would come and became a historically vital document for our modern conception of democracy. The Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform, created by the government of British Columbia in 2004 to investigate changes to the province's electoral system. Data collected by the Inter-Parliamentary Union ranks Canada no. 61 (previously 62) in gender representation in government. The Quote of the Week Democracy is never a thing done. Democracy is always something that a nation must be doing. - Archibald MacLeish

Barrie council is currently taking a look at whether or not the city should move to a ranked ballot system. On this episode, Dave Meslin and Jennifer Van Gennip join Michael Speers to discuss why making that change is the right thing to do.

Many people were frustrated and angry when the federal Liberals broke their 2015 campaign promise that electoral reform would happen before the next election. Dave Meslin, community activist and organizer from Toronto, decided that it was only a setback. He's continued doing his research and organizing people to fight for proportional representation. On December 1, he launched a Kickstarter campaign with Unlock Democracy Canada, a non-partisan organization for democratic renewal and political transformation. Called “Time to Topple,” the goal of the new project is to create a roadmap to reform municipal electoral processes and reclaim city halls across the country. The campaign exceeded its goal of $15,000. The research will draw from lessons learned in London, Ontario, which is the first municipality in Canada to adopt a ranked balloting system in its city elections. Meslin is a longtime proportional representation advocate. Among his many activities, he founded the Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto. In 2019, he released the book Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up, which covers his accumulated experience to date around his three main themes of concern “billboards, bicycles and ballots,” especially advocating for an intelligent redesign of our governance systems. Dave Meslin spoke to Victoria Fenner, rabble's executive producer of podcasts. Image: “Time to Topple” campaign graphic. Used with permission.

This week on The Richard Crouse Show Podcast, Richard welcomes “Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up” author Dave Meslin. From the publisher: “He has been called a “wizard,” a “mastermind,” “the ultimate ideas guy,” a “mad scientist,” and a “start-up genius.” As a social and political entrepreneur and community organiser he promotes the message: We're stronger and smarter when we're all involved. His latest project is a book called Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up. It is a recipe for change. A cure for cynicism. A war on apathy.”

This week on The Richard Crouse Show, Richard welcomes “Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up” author Dave Meslin. From the publisher: “He has been called a “wizard,” a “mastermind,” “the ultimate ideas guy,” a “mad scientist,” and a “start-up genius.” As a social and political entrepreneur and community organiser he promotes the message: We’re stronger and smarter when we’re all involved. His latest project is a book called Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up. It is a recipe for change. A cure for cynicism. A war on apathy.”

Original broadcast date: February 6, 2016. Sinful behavior is human, and nearly impossible to avoid. In this hour, TED speakers talk about the guilty pleasure of behaving badly and the challenge of confronting sin — and avoiding it. Guests include psychologist Christopher Ryan, former Oklahoma City mayor Mick Cornett, activist Dave Meslin, epidemiologist Gary Slutkin, entrepreneur Nick Hanauer, book editor Parul Seghal, and record-holding Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings.

In this episode, activist/organizer Dave Meslin talks about his book "Teardown: rebuilding democracy from the ground up." We join Thomas McKechnie, playwright and organizer with Foodsters United — a new union working for a fair deal for food delivery workers in precarious employment. We speak to Urban Strategies Inc. partner Joe Berridge about his book "Perfect City: an urban fixer's global search for magic in the modern metropolis." In conjunction with Spacing's upcoming Laneways issue, we speak to The Laneways Project's co-founder and executive director Michelle Senayah about how to activate these underused spaces.

One of our best shows in a while without a doubt. The main portion of today's show features an interview with Dr. Bob Willard, speaker and author of several books on the topic of business sustainability. This topic is to some a tired one, businesses speak of sustainability frequently but few of them speak about sustainability in a way that actually matches up to the physical limits of our planet. Dr. Willard is not one of them. Easily one of our favorite guests we've had on in quite some time, I can't recommend this interview enough. In a complete surprise, local Toronto celebrity and professional "rabble rouser", democracy and citizen empowerment agent Dave Meslin just happened to be standing outside the studio during the show. During the final music break I ran out and grabbed him to say a few words about his new project 100 Remedies for Democracy. Please consider supporting us! - We are 100% Patreon member funded: www.patreon.com/greenmajority For full listings and more info about this episode with links etc visit: https://greenmajoritymedia.wordpress.com/2015/02/20/440-fit-enough-to-survive-the-future/