In a democracy, the government represents the interests of the people. To represent those interests effectively, the government needs to be informed about what's really happening across the country. And to get reliable information, governments need key institutions for knowledge.

Canada's institutions for knowledge are respected around the world. They have provided some of the most reliable information available for making effective decisions about economics, public policy, and science. Thanks to that information, our governments have been able to represent the people effectively, helping Canada grow healthy and prosperous. Meanwhile, Canadians have been able to access that information, and keep an eye on their government, making sure it's decisions are really in the people's best interests.

Unfortunately, in recent years, Canadian institutions for knowledge have been attacked, defunded, subverted, mistreated and muzzled. At the same time, Canadians have been denied access to information by government delays, exemptions and censorship. So governments can no longer represent the interests of the people as effectively, and the people can no longer get all the information they need to hold the government to account.

Let's work together to reverse this trend, and build a strong Canadian democracy, in which the government respects institutions that provide our knowledge, and respects the right of Canadians to get the information we need to keep the government accountable.

Click on the links below to read more about what's been happening to institutions for knowledge in our country, and raise your voice with us for democracy in Canada.