8 Structural Reforms
Independent Prosecution Authority
Create an independent federal prosecution authority — separate from the AG and the PMO — with binding authority to investigate and prosecute government officials for breaches of trust, procurement fraud, and ethics violations. The current system where the Crown must consent to being held liable ensures zero enforcement.
Elected Senate or Abolition
Either elect senators through democratic vote (like Australia) or abolish the Senate (like New Zealand). 105 PM-appointed senators serving until 75 with no electoral accountability is incompatible with democratic governance.
Mandatory Credential Recognition Timeline
Federal legislation requiring provincial regulatory bodies to process credential recognition within 12 months for any profession where Express Entry awards immigration points. If Canada selects for credentials, Canada must recognise them.
Sovereign Manufacturing for Essential Goods
Federal investment in domestic pharmaceutical API manufacturing, semiconductor fabrication, and critical mineral processing. No advanced nation should depend on foreign sources for essential medicines, chips, and minerals.
Mandatory Cooling-Off and Industry Separation
5-year cooling-off period between industry employment and regulatory appointment (and vice versa). Regulatory bodies funded from general revenue, not industry cost recovery. Independent appointment process for commissioners.
Independent Media Funding and Ownership Limits
CBC funding through an independent trust (like BBC licence fee) rather than parliamentary appropriation. Media ownership concentration limits preventing any entity from controlling more than 20% of national media market.
Healthcare Access Before MAID Access
No MAID Track 2 eligibility until the patient has received timely access to all available treatments — including mental health services, pain management, and specialist care. If the system can't provide treatment within clinically recommended timelines, "irremediability" cannot be determined.
Pension Fund Investment Restrictions
Require Canadian pension funds to disclose and limit investments in sectors directly affected by government policy decisions — creating a structural separation between citizens' retirement savings and the policy outcomes that harm those citizens.
The Paradox of Captured Democracy
Every reform listed above is blocked by the captured system it would reform. Independent prosecution is blocked by Crown immunity. Senate reform requires constitutional amendment. Credential recognition is blocked by provincial jurisdiction. Sovereign manufacturing is blocked by corporate lobbying.
The system that needs reform is the system that prevents reform. That is why citizen action, class actions, and s.504 private prosecution exist — because reform from within is structurally impossible.