The CADE-ACED report is out! The Assembly identified 7 values that should shape Canada’s approach to internet regulation & unanimously endorsed 27 recommendations to safeguard & strengthen our democracy while reducing disinformation online. buff.ly/3nLebLf

Congrats to CADE-ACED on their 2nd report on improving the health of 🇨🇦 democracy in the digital age. 84 Canadians from across the country worked on these difficult issues & spent over 7500 hours (!) discussing and putting forward their ideas. #cdnpoli

. #ICYMI #OnTarget-St. John's is now available @ vocm.com/2019/09/09/on-… @LindaSwainVOCM welcomed Peter MacLeod chair of CADE-ACED and participant Stephanie Tucker to discuss The 2021 Report of the Canadian Citizens’ Assembly on Democratic Expression commissioncanada.ca/report2021-1

Did you know we share (most of) our secrets on how to run reference panels, citizens' assemblies and civic lotteries on the resources page of our website? Well now you do. Happy Valentine's! 💖 buff.ly/3LvAaQz #delibwave

Canadians are on it… The Citizens’ Assemblies on Democratic Expression have issued two reports containing detailed recommendations for combatting disinformation and online harms. commissioncanada.ca CADE-ACED

2021 CADE-ACED member @CCI_Dave wrote this piece for the Athabasca University Hub. It shares the motivations, experiences and new ideas that he developed throughout the Assembly process. Plus some great 📸! ! buff.ly/34nO6Lx #delibwave

Plain language terms of service, user ownership of our own data, opt-in methods of data collection, user-shaped user experience... just some of the recommendations from the 2021 Citizens' Assembly on Democratic Expression. Read them all here: buff.ly/3MotLXy #delibwave

"Citizens’ assemblies … are the future of democratic expression, because that future depends on all of us being more engaged." #AthabascaU student @CCI_Dave reflects on his experience with CADE-ACED and what he learned about our democracy. #cdnpol fal.cn/3mTJa

Want to get involved in our work? MASS LBP is looking to expand our roster of freelance facilitators to assist in our Citizens’ Assemblies and other projects. We will be holding a Facilitator AMA on Wednesday, April 6th from 4 pm-5 pm! Sign up here: buff.ly/3Id7Uzd

Here’s a first for 🇨🇦: When the third Citizens’ Assembly on Democratic Expression (CADE-ACED) meets this week in Ottawa, its proceedings will be covered by Canada’s parliamentary channel, CPAC #delibwave Learn more at commissioncanada.ca

This week, 45 Canadians start their journey to Ottawa to take part in the third and final Citizens’ Assembly on Democratic Expression — a three year effort to create a roadmap for regulating social media. Learn more about the Assemblies at buff.ly/3MXfIHv

Cette semaine, 45 Canadiens voyagent vers Ottawa pour prendre part à la 3ieme & dernière Assemblée citoyenne sur l'expression démocratique - un effort de 3 ans visant à créer une feuille de route pour la réglementation des médias sociaux. buff.ly/3MXfIHv.

Our final CA on Democratic Expression is a ‘capstone’ made up of members from the 1st and 2nd assemblies. Together they will review prior reports & the work of the gvmt's recent expert panel on online safety before making their recommendations. Learn more buff.ly/3MXfIHv

Notre dernière AC sur l'expression démocratique est une assemblée "point terminant". Ensemble, ils examineront les rapports précédents ainsi que le travail du récent groupe d'experts du gouv sur la sécurité en ligne avant de formuler leurs recommandations.buff.ly/3MXfIHv.

Over the past 3 years, more than 90 Canadians and 40 experts have volunteered more than 5,000 hours to examining different approaches to regulating digital platforms in Canada, and providing dozens of recommendations to gvmt. Learn more about Assemblies at buff.ly/3MXfIHv

Au cours des 3 dernières années, plus de 90 Canadiens & 40 experts ont consacré bénévolement 5 000 heures+ à l'examen de différentes approches de la réglementation des plateformes numériques au 🇨🇦, et à la formulation de dizaines de recommandations. buff.ly/3MXfIHv

A bright spot in our democracy - Canadians from across the country volunteered to be part of CADE-ACED, the Citizens’ Assembly on Democratic Expression — a 3yr effort to create a roadmap for regulating social media. It was great to see them in action! 👏 commissioncanada.ca

Learn more at commissioncanada.ca (Photo by the delightful David Pike, davidapike.com)

I spoke with Duncan McCue on The Current on CBC Radio about what we can learn from other countries about how best to tackle online harms while protecting free expression, and how we may not be as divided on the solutions as we are made the believe. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

To learn more… commissioncanada.ca #delibwave