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DESCRIPTION:“Doing Democracy Differently in Our Communities:  How to Res
 tore Power to the Public”\nSept. 15\, 2026 at 7 pm. Oak Bay United Chu
 rch\, 1355 Mitchell St.\nA cure for our ailing local democracy is at hand
 : Pre-election talk will address what the public can do to get local gove
 rnments working better for everyone\nVoter turnout in local elections is g
 enerally poor\, some elected offices get filled by acclimation\, trust in 
 decision-making processes is low\, and conflict has become endemic.\nDemoc
 racy doesn’t have to be this way.\nA presentation by journalist Richard 
 Johnson\, co-author of the inspiring new book Democracy’s Second Act: W
 hy Politics Needs the Public\, aims to get at the practical measures we c
 an adopt at the local level to restore our local democracy to health and i
 mprove the quality and durability of local decision-making. A conversation
  with Johnson\, facilitated by award-winning former legislative bureau chi
 ef for the Vancouver Sun and CTV BC and former CHEK news anchor Jim Beatt
 y\, will follow the presentation.\nThe talk is hosted by the Community Ass
 ociation of Oak Bay.\nDownload Poster below.
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