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

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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

COME TO A WF MEETINGSTART A CAMPUS CLUB

““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.”