“…Because here’s the trick: people aren’t so divided. It’s the system that’s doing the dividing. The public isn’t apathetic or impossibly selfish. The trouble is that we keep the public on the sidelines and underestimate the willingness of people to step up. The greatest asset this country has, we keep benched. Which suggests that the real cynicism isn’t at the bottom; it’s at the top.”

- Excerpt from MASS LBP Principal Peter MacLeod at the 2023 MacLean’s Ideas Summit, from his talk “Democracy’s Second Act” (Text)

Talks
MacLean’s Ideas Summit: Democracy’s Second Act (Text)
The Deliberative Wave: Securing a future for democratic politics (Video)
Catching the Deliberative Wave: OECD Report Launch (Video)
The Black Deck: Understanding the MASS Method of Public Engagement (Video)

Project videos
Introducing the Canadian Citizens’ Assembly on Democratic Expression (Video)
Introducing the Toronto Planning Review Panel (Video)
Introducing the Metrolinx Regional Reference Panel (Video)
Citizens’ Assemblies in 90 seconds (Video)

Guides
How to Run a Civic Lottery (PDF)
How to Commission a Citizens’ Assembly or Reference Panel (PDF)

Special reports
Gamechanger: A proposal to create Canada’s Democratic Action Fund (PDF)
Nine ideas that come from our work (PDF poster)
Eyes lighting up: Ten years of MASS LBP (PDF)
Sorted: Civic Lotteries and the Future of Public Participation (PDF)

Independent Reports
Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave | OECD | Web
The People's Verdict: Adding Informed Citizen Voices to Public Decision-Making | Claudia Chwalisz | (PDF)

Sample Reference Panel and Citizens’ Assembly Reports
Canadian Citizens’ Assembly on Democratic Expression - Year 3, Final Report (2022) (PDF)
Canadian Citizens’ Assembly on Democratic Expression - Year 2 (2021) (PDF)
Canadian Citizens’ Assembly on Democratic Expression - Year 1(2020) (PDF)
ARTM Regional Transportation Reference Panel (2019, French) (PDF)
City of Toronto TransformTO Reference Panel on Climate Action (PDF)
Duncan-North Cowichan Citizens’ Assembly on Municipal Amalgamation (2017) (PDF)
Citizens’ Reference Panel on Pharmacare in Canada (2016) (PDF)
Toronto Pearson Residents’ Reference Panel on Airport Growth and Noise Fairness (2017) (PDF)
Recommendations from the Toronto Residents’ Reference Panel on the Davenport Community Rail Overpass (2015) (PDF)
Citizens’ Assembly on the Grandview-Woodland Community Plan (2015) (PDF)
Toronto Residents’ Reference Panel on Supervised Injection Services (2014) (PDF)