For more than ten years, the Samara Centre for Democracy has studied Canada’s Parliament, political parties, and citizen engagement. In this time, the Samara Centre has established itself not only as a trustworthy source of information on the health of our democracy, but also as a champion of our elected leaders’ crucial role within it.
Elected leaders, we are here to assist you and your staff in our shared objective of pursuing a resilient and vibrant democracy. Below is a selection of non-partisan resources that can help you define your role and priorities as independent, thoughtful, engaged, and empowered representatives. Although some of the resources are intended for Members of Parliament, most are suitable to leaders at other levels of government. We also include educational tools that you can share with your constituents.
In addition to consulting elected representatives at all levels of government, we regularly appear before parliamentary committees on issues of democratic reform, and offer insight on legislation related to parliamentary procedures, civic engagement, elections, and political parties.
If you are interested in collaborating with the Samara Centre or providing feedback on our research and resources, please do not hesitate to email us or call 416-960-7926.