{"id":1455,"date":"2007-01-14T10:45:58","date_gmt":"2007-01-14T14:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=1455"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:44:09","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:44:09","slug":"canadians-the-common-good-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2007\/01\/14\/canadians-the-common-good-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadians &amp; the Common Good report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canada25.com\/images\/Canada25_coversmall.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canada25.com\">Canada25<\/a> has just launched its fourth national policy report: &#8220;Canadians &#038; the Common Good: Building a Civic Nation Through Civic Engagement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>From the news release: &#8220;The report affirms the value of civic engagement &#8212; defined as the process of interacting more often and more meaningfully with others in respect of civic issues &#8212; as the most promising means to build a shared civic identity and, by extension, a stronger country.<\/p>\n<p>In discussing the importance of civic engagement in building stronger individuals and communities, Canada25 proposes twenty policy recommendations along five themes:<\/p>\n<p>* Develop understanding of a national civic identity<br \/>\n* Improve accessibility to political involvement<br \/>\n* Support non-profits<br \/>\n* Enhance public spaces<br \/>\n* Promote international engagement&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Spacing readers will surely be particularly interested in the section on putting &#8220;the public into public space&#8221;. 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