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Consensus
Consensus decision-making or consensus politics (often abbreviated to consensus) is group decision-making processes in which participants develop and decide on proposals with the aim, or requirement, of acceptance by all. The focus on avoiding negative opinion differentiates consensus from unanimity, which requires all participants to positively support a decision. Consensus comes from Latin meaning "agreement, accord," which in turn comes from consentire, meaning "feel together". Both the process and outcome of consensus decision-making are referred to as consensus (e.g. "by consensus" and "a consensus" respectively).
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Fraser Institute · 16 July 2024 English
Poor government policy has led to a significant deterioration in Canadaâs federal finances over the last decade. The introduction of new and expanded government programs has caused federal spending to …
and Niels Veldhuis (2017). End of the Chrétien Consensus? Fraser Institute. <https://www.fraserinstitute …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 July 2024 English
A group of 90 World Trade Organization (WTO) members are negotiating a new global agreement on e-commerce rules at the WTO. After close to 7 years of discussions, they are …
co-conveners’ judgment on where they expect consensus to land regarding the legal text.IISD.org 5 WTO … parties to this agreement must secure agreement by consensus from the membership that this plurilateral agreement … the experience of the IFDA JSI, getting this consensus will be far from easy. The parties of the IFDA … that while it is critical for the multilateral consensus function to be safeguarded, this function 9 For … some additional hurdles that may make securing consensus challenging, even when compared to the IFDA initiative …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 July 2024 English
Western modernity is characterized by instrumental relations between humans and nature, as well as between humans themselves, that have caused irreversible environmental and social exploitation and degradation. Many policy documents, …
and social questions that are based on a deep consensus among members of a society rather than on a modus …
Fraser Institute · 25 June 2024 English
Affordable housing in cities is a major public-policy issue in Canada. Zoning and related restrictions on increased construction of multi-family housing in urban centres have been identified by the federal …
per lot (Gold, 2024). The emerging political consensus about how to improve housing affordability in …
NSP: New Society Publishers · 25 June 2024 English
Deep polarization in our society prevents us from working collaboratively to solve the problems we face. The Solutionary Way offers a practical approach, providing clear and achievable methods to bridge …
creative thinking, collaboration, co- operation, consensus-building, listening, and of course problem-solving …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 18 June 2024 English
Meet the brilliant mavericks who invented the future of medicine and saved the lives of millions.The Essence of Invention tells the story of medical invention, from the development of anesthesia …
about invention. It comes from conviction, not consensus. This is not the time for brainstorming. This …
UCP: University of Calgary Press · 15 June 2024 English
Since the first edition of this popular text was published in 1984, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has transformed the role of the courts in Canadian politics. Addressing current …
Court is Off- Balance as ‘Large and Liberal’ Consensus on the Charter Falls Apart” 9.7 Gerard Kennedy …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 June 2024 English
Separated by the world’s longest land border and engaging in over three billion dollars in trade daily, Canada and the United States share security concerns, cultural interests, and a history …
America’s other bilat- eral relations, there was no consensus on the nature of the relationship or if indeed … an exemplary model of shared sovereignty and consensus decision-making, and as an early pillar of the … 1928 speech at the League of Nations, cited the consensus model of decision-making embodied in the IJC as … from the Americans. To be clear, there was no consensus at the time of the 1988 election that free trade …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 June 2024 English
The costs and capabilities of grid-located batteries have improved dramatically in recent years and could play an import role in South Africa's electricity system. This report examines the challenges facing …
national-level planning, there was reasonable consensus that insufficient coordination and disjointed … available resolution.5 This variability and lack of consensus is evidence that the optimal strategy for national … realizing the immediate avenues where there is consensus for LIB and VRFB value chain development, as …
Fraser Institute · 11 June 2024 English
A new survey shows parents with kids in K-12 schools across Canada value balance over bias in classrooms and underscores the importance of parental involvement and consent. Eighty-six percent of …
about which there is seemingly no clear societal consensus are being tackled in Canadian classrooms, how … teachers? The Leger poll indicates there is broad consensus among K-12 parents that teachers should teach … hold different views, and about which a general consensus has not yet been formed in society or amongst … fraserinstitute.org As Figure 6 illustrates, this consensus is highest in Quebec and Atlantic Canada (net … controversial issues (about which there is no societal consensus) are discussed in K-12 classrooms or during clubs …