What's the Big Idea?

11/12/2020

Join us TONIGHT for "Losing the Ranked Ballot Option: What's at Stake for Ontario Municipalities." Featuring Burlington Mayor, Marianne Meed Ward and author / advocate Dave Meslin. Should be an interesting discussion.

Register now, for FREE: http://bit.ly/3pbkCpI

Losing the Ranked Ballot Option – What’s at Stake for Ontario’s Municipalities

04/01/2020

6/6 Community Activist Liz Benneian at WTBI on March 5, 2020. Liz talks about some of her experiences being at Niagara Regional Council meetings.

04/01/2020

5/6 Community Activist from A Better Niagara, Liz Benneian, talks about her views on the challenges of becoming a community activist.

04/01/2020

4/6 dave meslin at WTBI on March 5, 2020, talking about how national political change usually starts at a municipal level, so we need to start there.

04/01/2020

3/6 Author and activist dave meslin talks about his views on why we should use ranked ballots vs. First Past the Post.

04/01/2020

Author and activist dave meslin speaking at WTBI on March 5, 2020. Here Dave talks about why we elect people and what tends to unfold.

03/13/2020

At What's The Big Idea on March 5, author and activist dave meslin sparked an inspiring conversation on democracy. Here's a clip where he talks about his theory on low voter turnout.

03/06/2020

T H A N K Y O U to everyone who attended our event last night! We hope you had a great time. Weren’t Meslin’s ideas interesting? Special thanks to him, Liz Benneian and Henry of Pelham Winery.

We have two upcoming WTBI events that we will announce shortly. Thanks again and we hope to see you again at WTBI for another evening of great conversation.

03/04/2020

‪TOMORROW: Join the conversation on Niagara politics with dave meslin at from 7-9pm at w/ Liz Benneian from . Meslin’s book “Teardown” is a must-read for anyone interested in politics + democracy. Only a few tickets left ➡️ bit.ly/2VHWizs‬

Have you read “Teardown” yet? What did you think?

03/03/2020

⏳ There's only a few tickets left for this Thursday's event! Purchase one now at the link below or email [email protected] to reserve a spot and pay at the door. It's sure to be an evening of interesting conversation with dave meslin and Liz from . Only 2️⃣ days away!

Join moderator John Armstrong, and have your say, as we discuss democracy, governance and how a growing Niagara can reinvent itself to better reflect its citizens, their interests and their needs. Panelists include: author and community organizer Dave Meslin, whose book Teardown: Rebuilding Democrac...