Democracy's Second Act

Join us for this conversation between Richard Johnson and Jim Beatty, as they discuss innovative approaches that have proven successful around the world in bringing citizens and their elected representatives together to solve challenging problems, build trust in each other, contribute to the development of effective policies, and find common ground. 

There will be opportunities to join the conversation with your own questions. Click here to reserve your seat, or join us at the door.

Richard Johnson is the co-author, with Peter MacLeod, of Democracy’s Second Act: Why Politics Needs the Public. A former journalist and current policy director at MASS LBP, his writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail,Toronto Star, The Walrus, Reader’s Digest, This Magazine, The New Quarterly, and many others, and he was also a longtime writer for the award-winning podcast Trailblazers, with Walter Isaacson. He lives in Victoria with his wife and two sons. 

Jim Beatty is the award-winning former legislative bureau chief for theVancouver Sun and CTV BC and former CHEK news anchor. He is also an Oak Bay resident.