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Citizens' Dialogues

There are many definitions of dialogue. For us, a dialogue is a collaborative process that seeks to find common ground among participants.It offers in-depth discussion on policy issues that allows underlying values to surface.

Since Exploring Canadian Values, the pioneering work begun by our Family Network, CPRN has undertaken several public dialogue projects. The goal of public dialogue is to engage people in an in-depth and focused discussion with each other and with policy makers on a given public policy issue. It explores citizens' ideas, feelings and values and gives them an opportunity to learn and make informed choices about policy questions. Here is a list of the dialogues we had conducted:

CPRN's 10th Anniversary Project - National Dialogue and Summit for Young Canadians [2006]
Citizens' Dialogue on Sharing Public Funds for a Better Canada [2006]
Citizens' Dialogue on Privacy and the Use of Personal Information for Health Research in Canada [2006]
Citizens' Dialogue on the Long-term Management of Used Nuclear Fuel [2004]
Citizens' Dialogue on the Ontario Budget Strategy 2004-2008 [2004]
Citizens' Dialogue on the Kind of Canada We Want [2003]
Citizens' Dialogue on the Future of Health Care in Canada [2002]
Asking Canadian NGOs What Matters For Aging [2002]
Quality of Life in Canada [2002]
The Society We Want [1999]

Other:

Public Health Goals - with EKOS Research Associates [2006]

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Publications:

Title	Type	Published
Complexity, Politics, Policy and People	Presentation	22 Nov 2007
Engaging Citizens…Building Public Trust	Presentation	8 Nov 2007
Fiscal Federalism: Citizens Bring Politicians Back to Basics	Policy Briefs	19 Apr 2007
Taking Fiscal Federalism to the People	Commentary	29 Mar 2007
Connecting Young People, Policy and Active Citizenship	Research Report	26 May 2006
Lancer sa propre entreprise : les jeunes adultes et l'esprit d'entreprise	Research Report	26 May 2006
Post-secondary Education in Canada: A Vision from Canadian Youth	Research Report	26 May 2006
Understanding Canadians' Attitudes and Expectations: Citizens' Dialogue on Privacy and the Use of Personal Information for Health Research in Canada	Research Report	5 May 2006
Workbook - Citizens' Dialogue on Privacy and the Use of Personal Information for Health Research in Canada	Other	5 May 2006
Participants' Workbook for the Citizens' Dialogue on Sharing Public Funds for a Better Canada	Other	28 Apr 2006
Strengthening the Federation: Citizens' Dialogue on Sharing Public Funds for a Better Canada	Research Report	28 Apr 2006
Towards an Action Plan for Canada: Our Vision, Values and Actions	Research Report	31 Mar 2006
Citizen Engagement: Why and How	Presentation	10 Feb 2006
Values and Ethics: Public Institutions and Citizens	Presentation	10 Feb 2006
Youth Do Get the Bug for Democracy	Commentary	18 Jan 2006
National Dialogue for Young Canadians - Background on the Four Policy Issues	Other	10 Nov 2005
National Dialogue for Young Canadians - Workbook - Section 1: Background	Other	10 Nov 2005
National Dialogue for Young Canadians - Workbook - Section 2: Dialogue Issues	Other	10 Nov 2005
CPRN and Deliberative Dialogue – A Primer	Other	3 May 2005
Appendix: Detailed Results of an On-line Survey with 18-25 Year-olds	Research Report	28 Apr 2005
Overview and Key Findings of Survey Results	Research Report	28 Apr 2005
Advisory Committee on Engaging Young Canadians [ACEYC]	Other	18 Jan 2005
Transparency, Trust and Citizen Engagement - What Canadians Are Saying About Accountability	Research Report	10 Dec 2004
Report on CPRN's Dialogue Process and Methodology Roundtable	Research Report	19 Nov 2004
Citizen Engagement: A Vital Tool for Public Policy	Presentation	24 Sep 2004
Responsible Action - Citizens' Dialogue on the Long-term Management of Used Nuclear Fuel	Research Report	26 Aug 2004
Citizens' Dialogue on the Long-term Management of Used Nuclear Fuel in Canada - Technical Methods	Other	26 Aug 2004
Citizens' Dialogue on the Long-term Management of Used Nuclear Fuel in Canada - Workbook	Other	26 Aug 2004
The Dialogue Process - Backgrounder 2	Other	26 Aug 2004
The Key Organizations Involved in Managing Used Nuclear Fuel in Canada	Other	26 Aug 2004
The Participants - Backgrounder 3	Other	26 Aug 2004
What's A Dialogue? - Backgrounder 1	Other	26 Aug 2004
Institutionalizing Citizen Engagement: What We Hoped For and Where We Are Today	Presentation	27 May 2004
Trust and Balance - Citizens' Dialogue on the Ontario Budget Strategy 2004-2008	Research Report	27 Apr 2004
Public Dialogue and Other Tools for Citizen Engagement	Presentation	11 Mar 2004
Citizens' Dialogue Experience: Follow-up Survey Results	Research Report	17 Oct 2003
Workshop on Quality of Life	Other	8 Aug 2003
Deliberations about deliberative methods: issues in the design and evaluation of public participation processes	Other	18 Jul 2003
Evaluating Public Participation Programs - One evaluator's experience	Presentation	18 Jul 2003
Citizens' Dialogue on Canada's Future: A 21st Century Social Contract	Research Report	17 Apr 2003
Citizens' Dialogue on Canada's Future: A 21st Century Social Contract	Research Report	17 Apr 2003
The Kind of Canada We Want: Citizens' Dialogue on Canada's Future - Workbook	Other	17 Apr 2003
Public Input on the Future of Health Care: Results from the Consultation Workbook	Research Report	27 Nov 2002
Framing the Canadian Social Contract: Integrating Social, Economic and Political Values Since 1940	Research Report	15 Nov 2002
Canada's Social Contract: Evidence from Public Opinion	Research Report	1 Nov 2002
Canada's Social Contract: Evidence from Public Opinion	Other	1 Nov 2002
Quality of Life in Canada: A Citizens' Report Card	Research Report	3 Sep 2002
Quality of Life in Canada: A Citizens' Report Card - Background Report	Research Report	3 Sep 2002
Citizens' Dialogue on the Future on Health Care in Canada - Workbook	Other	26 Jun 2002
Report on the Citizens' Dialogue on the Future of Health Care in Canada	Research Report	26 Jun 2002
The Citizens' Dialogue: Future of Health Care in Canada	Presentation	6 May 2002
Asking Canadian NGOs What Matters on Aging - Final Report on Five Dialogues	Research Report	1 Feb 2002
Asking Canadian NGOs What Matters on Aging [ACNGO] - Appendix A: Background Paper	Research Report	1 Feb 2002
Asking Canadian NGOs What Matters on Aging [ACNGO] - Appendix B: Letter of Invitation/Agenda/Participant Kit	Other	1 Feb 2002
Asking Canadian NGOs What Matters on Aging [ACNGO] - Appendix C: Moderator's Guide and Recorder's Guide	Other	1 Feb 2002
Asking Canadian NGOs What Matters on Aging [ACNGO] - Appendix D: Moderator and Recorder Feedback Forms	Other	1 Feb 2002
Asking Canadian NGOs What Matters on Aging [ACNGO] - Appendix E: Pre- and Post-Dialogue Questionnaires	Other	1 Feb 2002
Asking Canadian NGOs What Matters on Aging [ACNGO] - Appendix F: An Analysis of Five Public Dialogue Discussions	Research Report	1 Feb 2002
Asking Canadian NGOs What Matters on Aging [ACNGO] - Appendix G: Reflections on the Five Dialogues	Research Report	1 Feb 2002
Asking Canadian NGOs What Matters on Aging [ACNGO] - Appendix H: Project Team	Other	1 Feb 2002
Asking Citizens What Matters for Quality of Life in Canada: A Rural Lens	Research Report	1 Nov 2001
Discovering the Society We Want Newsletter No. 6	Other	11 May 2001
Asking Citizens What Matters for Quality of Life in Canada - Results of CPRN's Public Dialogue Process	Research Report	2 Apr 2001
Indicators of Quality of Life in Canada: A Citizens' Prototype	Research Report	2 Apr 2001
Quality of Life: What Matters to Canadians - Lessons Learned	Research Report	2 Apr 2001
Learning from Citizens What Matters for Quality of Life - Final Report on the December 12, 2001 QOLIP Workshop	Other	12 Dec 2000
Discovering the Society We Want Newsletter No. 5	Other	24 May 2000
A Sampling of Community- and Citizen-driven Quality of Life/Societal Indicator Projects	Research Report	7 Mar 2000
A Survey of Indicators of Economic and Social Well-being	Research Report	7 Mar 2000
What is Public Dialogue?	Other	7 Jan 2000
Review of Canadian Quality of Life Survey Data	Research Report	15 Sep 1999
Discovering The Society We Want - Public Dialogue Kit	Other	23 Jun 1999
Exploring Canadian Values - A Synthesis Report	Research Report	12 Apr 1995