Municipal Endorsements
Municipal endorsement of the Canada Well-Being Measurement Act can provide
very persuasive voices calling for the adoption of the Act.
On November 28, 21, the City of Ottawa passed the following resolution:
"That the City of Ottawa support the goals and principles contained
in Bill C-268, "The Canada Well-Being Measurement Act" and that
this be communicated to the Prime Minister, the Finance Minister, all area
MPs and to Mr. Joe Jordan, MP, Leeds-Grenville."
In one motion, Jean Chrétian, Paul Martin and local MPs all received
word that Bill C-268 was a matter of interest. In addition, it provided
a hook that could make news on any media in the area.
Change the name of the Municipality and this wording could be used anywhere
in Canada.
Ken Billings conceived the tactic. He asked at the City Office who on
Council might be interested in well-being measurement. He didn't get the
right person at first and had to follow the run around through several contacts
before finding a Councilor who would bring the information to Council. A
summary was provided and a copy of "Measuring
Well-Being" (printed copies available from us: sustain@web.ca).
We were then asked to send enough copies for distribution to each Councilor
and the staff involved.
Some time later, the issue came up at the appropriate Committee, a resolution
was proposed, unanimously agreed to and sent to the Council as a whole where
it was adopted.
We would be pleased to send you literature for raising this issue with
your Council.
Imagine if we had a couple dozen municipalities or more expressing support
for the Act. A half dozen people have asked for literature toward this end
since we announced the Ottawa resolution. We look forward to hearing from
many more.
An added perk for Municipalities:
In addition to introducing the proposal for national measures, you can
tell the local Council that the Federation
of Canadian Municipalities has a program to help set up local well-being
measurement programs. Information on this is available at:
http://www.fcm.ca under:
"Quality of Life in Canadian Communities"
Details are available from:
Marni Cappe, (613) 241-5221, ext. 247
E-mail: mcappe@fcm.ca
Questions and comments are welcome.
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