Our Platform

WorldChanging contrasts the Bush-Cheney campaign's Multi-level-marketing model with something entirely new:

The Green Party of Canada, conversely, is clearly trying something entirely new. The party platform -- its collection of core beliefs, policy agendas, and issue positions -- is editable by all members in a Wiki, and the process is visible to all visitors. By using a Wiki format, all Green Party Canada members have a say in the evolution of the party's approach to Canadian concerns. This will inevitably be somewhat chaotic, as even in a small, activist group, there will be diverging beliefs and ideas; nonetheless, it's the perfect tool for a movement espousing individual empowerment coupled with community collaboration.

Will be fascinating to watch how emergent policy positions unfold with such a wide level of participation. See what Clay says.

Comments

[Daniel Golding]

Wiki is a great format for documenting "settled" knowledge - areas where there are few disputes. Its not so wonderful for political platforms, are anything that's particularly contentious. The editorial controls written into the Wiki code aren't sophisticated enough for that, at least from what I've seen.