The Ontario Liberal Party opened up its policy development process on Oct. 7 with the announcement of the new “Common Ground” idea-sharing program.
The program is a grassroots approach to crowd-sourcing ideas for the Ontario Liberal Party’s platform.
Local Liberal candidate Stewart Skinner believes Common Ground offers the residents of Perth-Wellington the chance to focus on opportunities for positive change and growth rather than dwelling on negatives.
“Listening to the ideas our residents have is how we create a better future for our communities. It is how we build from the ground up,” Stewart says.
“As a Liberal, I want to ensure that we are creating policies that work for the people on Main Street. Common Ground gives people the opportunity to have their voice heard,” he explains.
So far, almost 900 policy ideas have been posted and over 5,000 users are weighing in by voting “for” or “against” the ideas, offering comments and engaging in conversation via the platform’s online community (commonground.ideascale.com).
Skinner encourages Perth-Wellington to engage in the conversations happening on Common Ground and within his own social platforms.
“Our community members all have thoughts on how we can improve our province. I am listening and would love to discuss your ideas with you,” Skinner says.
Residents with a policy idea should submit it via the Common Ground website, www.commonground.ontarioliberal.ca or contact Skinner directly via his website voteskinner.ca, Twitter @modernfarmer or on Facebook at StewartSkinnerPW.
