Deletions
- Whereas greens recognize that the link between an individual's political influence and
- financial status must be diminished for the good of the democratic process; and
- Whereas many citizens do not have any disposable income to influence politics with a
- donation, and whereas the Green party of Canada believes each citizen should have equal
- financial influence over the Canadian political system; and whereas offering voters the option
- to seperate their vote from their donations is fairer than the per vote funding model, by not
- forcing strategic voters to fund a party they feel forced to vote for; and whereas the privacy of a
- citizen's funding identity is available using zero knowledge proofs and other methods;
- Be it resolved that the Green party of Canada favours a political donation system that
- allows each citizen exclusively an annual fixed government funded donation to their party or
- electoral district association of choice.
- And be it further resulved that an additional donation to an electoral candidate of choice
- will be an option for each citizen and the assignment of funds must be secure and transparent,
- while respecting the privacy of the funding citizen.
- Note: This policy motion will be included in the Continuous Motion Development all-member
- vote. Click here to review the Workshop version (
- gid://decidim-app/Decidim::Proposals::Proposal/4214 ) which contains background information, member
- comments & amendment history. No dissenting opinions were submitted on this policy proposal.
Additions
- Whereas greens recognize that the link between an individual's political influence and
- financial status must be diminished for the good of the democratic process; and
- Whereas many citizens do not have any disposable income to influence politics with a
- donation, and whereas the Green party of Canada believes each citizen should have equal
- financial influence over the Canadian political system; and whereas offering voters the option
- to seperate their vote from their donations is fairer than the per vote funding model, by not
- forcing strategic voters to fund a party they feel forced to vote for; and whereas the privacy of a
- citizen's funding identity is available using zero knowledge proofs and other methods;
- Be it resolved that the Green party of Canada favours a political donation system that
- allows each citizen exclusively an annual fixed government funded donation to their party or
- electoral district association of choice.
- And be it further resulved that an additional donation to an electoral candidate of choice
- will be an option for each citizen and the assignment of funds must be secure and transparent,
- while respecting the privacy of the funding citizen.
- Note: This policy motion will be included in the Continuous Motion Development all-member
- vote. Click here to review the Workshop version (
- gid://decidim-app/Decidim::Proposals::Proposal/4214 ) which contains background information, member
- comments & amendment history. No dissenting opinions were submitted on this policy proposal.
Note: This policy motion will be included in the Continuous Motion Development all-member vote. 
