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1 | Current value | Change to | Re-map to | Comments / Suggestions | FINAL PROPOSED LIST | Ones that are confusing or not likely to be used (see Column D for comments) | Ones to consider adding | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ability/Disability Issues | -- | -- | Ability/Disability Issues | Civil Law | Electoral Systems | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Abortion | Sexual & Reproductive Health & Services | -- | Broadens it to cover Birth Control and other topics we do not account for (eg. sex-ed, prenatal care, etc.). See WHO: http://bit.ly/2URpiSV | Access to Information | Criminal Law | Deliberative Methodology | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Access to Radio & Television Frequencies | -- | Information & Communications Technologies | Addiction Treatment & Management | Public Art | Cultural Identity & Diversity | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Addiction Treatment & Management | -- | -- | Administration of Campaigns & Elections | Weather Forcasting | Capacity-Buidling | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Administration of Campaigns & Elections | -- | -- | Affordable Housing | Urban Planning & Local Development | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Affordable Housing | -- | -- | Aging Issues | Journalism & Reporting | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Age Discrimination | -- | Human Rights | Can be narrowed by combining with Aging Issues | Air Quality | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Aging | -- | Aging Issues | Aging is a bit of a misnomer - I think it's safe to say that deliberation on the topic of 'aging' would be about the issues related to aging (eg. pensions, access to long-term care - things we can control) and not the process itself (which we can't control) | Air Travel | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Aging Issues | -- | -- | Alternative & Renewable Energy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Agricultural Biotechnology | Biotechnology | -- | Broadens to cover non-agricultural uses. Can also be narrowed by combining w/Animal Welfare, Food & Nutrition, Public Safety (etc.) | Alternative Education | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Air Quality | -- | -- | Animal Welfare | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Air Travel | -- | -- | Articificial Intellegence | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Alternative & Renewable Energy | -- | -- | Biotechnology | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Alternative Education | -- | -- | Budget | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Animal Welfare | -- | -- | Bureaucracy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Arms Control | International Law | Can be narrowed by combining w/National Defense and/or Foreign Policy & Intervention | Censorship | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Articificial Intellegence | -- | -- | Child Care | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Bankruptcy | -- | Fiscal Policy | Can be narrowed by combining w/Consumer Rights & Protection, Regulatory Policy, etc. | Citizenship & Role of Citizens | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Biomedical Research & Development | -- | Biotechnology | Can be narrowed by combining w/Research & Development and Preventative Medicine | Climate Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Birth Control | -- | Sexual & Reproductive Health & Services | Community & Police Relations | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Budget - Local | Budget | -- | Suggest only having one option. Can be adequately narrowed by the Geographical Scope. Plus, this doesn't include organizational budgeting (which Geo Scope would) | Community Resettlement | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Budget - National | -- | Budget | Concentration of Corporate Ownership | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Budget - Provincial, Regional, State | -- | Budget | Constitutional Reform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Bureaucracy | -- | Budget | Consumer Rights & Protection | ||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Carbon Capture & Sequestration | -- | Alternative & Renewable Energy | Can be narrowed by combining w/Emerging Technologies | Corruption | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Censorship | -- | -- | Court Systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Child Care | -- | -- | Criminal Sentencing & Detention | ||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Citizenship & Role of Citizens | ????? | ????? | These seem to be two topics - I often find myself wondering whether I should select this in cases that are debating the expansion of citizen engagement. My suggestion is to simply make this one Citizenship and to change 'Public Participation' to 'Public Participation & Role of Citizens' | Cultural Assimilation or Integration | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Civil Law | ????? | ????? | Is this refering to the law itself? the court system? | Curriculum & Standards | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Climate Change | -- | -- | Data Use & Collection | ||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Coal | -- | Natural Resource Use & Management | Diplomacy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Cohousing | -- | Housing Planning | Can be narrowed by combining w/'Sustainable Development', Public Services, Low-Income Assistance, etc. | Disaster Preparedness | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Community & Police Relations | Drug Policy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Community Resettlement | -- | -- | Early Childhood Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Concentration of Media Ownership | Concentration of Corporate Ownership | Suggest broadening | Economic Development | ||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Constitutional Reform | -- | -- | Economic Inequality | ||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Consumer Protection | Consumer Rights & Protection | -- | Suggest broadening | Electricity | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Copyrights & Patents | -- | Intellectual Property | Elementary & Secondary Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Corporate Subsidies | -- | Government Spending | Can be narrowed by combining w/Fiscal Policy, Consumer Rights & Protections, Funding, etc. | Emerging Technologies | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Court Systems | -- | -- | Energy Use & Distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Criminal Law | ????? | ????? | Is this refering to the law itself? the court system? | Environmental Conservation & Protection | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Cultural Assimilation or Integration | -- | -- | Ethnic/Racial Equality & Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Curriculum & Standards | -- | -- | Ethnic/Racial Relations | ||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Cyber Security | Data Use & Collection | -- | Suggest broadening. Security/protection is implied but can also be explicitly communicated by selecting Public Safety, Human Rights (see http://bit.ly/2NcC7pX), Political Rights, etc. | Fair Labor & Wage Standards | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Cycling | -- | Transportation | Can be combined w/Urban Mobility | Fiscal Policy & Financial Regulation | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Diplomacy | -- | -- | Fisheries & Fishing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Disability Rights | -- | Ability/Disability Issues | Can narrowed by combining w/Human Rights | Food & Nutrition | |||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Disabled Assistance | -- | Ability/Disability Issues | Can be narrowed by combined w/Public Services and/or Health Care Quality & Provision | Foreign Policy & Intervention | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Disaster Preparedness | -- | -- | Freedom of Speech | ||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Disease Prevention | Preventative Medicine | -- | Suggest broadening to apply to the entire field/approach (as opposed to just diseases) | Funding | |||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Drug Coverage & Cost | Drug Policy | -- | Can be narrowed by combining with any of the following: 'Substance Abuse', 'Addiction Treatment & Prevention', 'Health Insurance', and 'Regulatory Policy' | Gender Equality & Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Drug Testing & Regulation | -- | Drug Policy | See above^ | Gender Identity | |||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Early Childhood Education | Suggestion changing to K-12 Education (see Ballotpedia: http://bit.ly/2UU4OsL) | Global Governance | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Eco-Housing | Sustainable Development | Can be narrowed by combing w/Housing Planning | Government Spending | ||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Economic Development | Health Care Quality & Provision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Economic Inequality | Health Insurance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Elderly Assistance | Aging Issues | Higher Education | |||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Elderly Housing | -- | Aging Issues | Can be narrowed by combining w/Housing Planning, Health Care Quality & Provision, Public Services, etc. | Homelessness | |||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Electricity | -- | -- | Housing Planning | ||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Elementary & Secondary Education | -- | -- | Human Rights | ||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Employee Benefits | -- | Fair Labor & Wage Standards | Human Trafficking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Energy Conservation | Energy Use & Distribution | -- | Can be narrowed by combining w/'Environmental Conservation & Protection', 'Alternative & Renewable Energy', 'Natural Resource Use & Management' etc. | Identity Politics | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Energy Efficiency & Storage | -- | Energy Use & Distribution | Immigration | ||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Energy Siting & Transmission | -- | Energy Use & Distribution | Indigenous Issues | ||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Environmental Conservation | Environmental Conservation & Protection | -- | Industrial Policy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Ethnic/Racial Equality & Equity | -- | -- | Information & Communications Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Ethnic/Racial Relations | -- | -- | Infrastructure | ||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Fair Labor Standards | Fair Labor & Wage Standards | -- | Suggest broadening | Intellectual Property Rights | |||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Financing of Political Campaigns | -- | Administration of Campaigns & Elections | Can be narrowed by combining w/Funding and/or Political Parties | International Law | |||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Fisheries & Fishing | -- | -- | International Relations | ||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Food & Nutrition | -- | -- | Internet Access | ||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Food Assistance | -- | Low-Income Assistance | If it's another kind of food assistance (say, to refugees or disaster victims), Food & Nutrition can be combined with other existing topics (eg. Foreign Aid, Disaster Response, Public Services, etc.) | Internet Governance | |||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Food Inspection & Safety | -- | Public Safety | Can be narrowed by combining w/Food & Nutrition and Regulatory Policy | Job Opportunities & Employment | |||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Foreign Aid | -- | Foreign Policy & Intervention | Judicial Reform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Freedom of Information | -- | Access to Information | Can be narrowed by combining w/Informations & Communications Technology to cover various topics (Access to Radio & Television Frequencies, Internet Access, Telephone Access) | Labor Unions & Organizing | |||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Freedom of Speech | -- | -- | Land Use | ||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Funding | -- | -- | Law Enforcement & Policing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Gender Equality & Equity | -- | -- | LGBTQ Issues | ||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Gender Identity | -- | -- | Libraries | ||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Geopolitics | -- | International Relations | Can be narrowed by selecting the political issue at stake | Low-income Assistance | |||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Geotechnology | Emerging Technologies | -- | Suggest broadening | Maritime Travel & Shipping | |||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Government Corruption | Corruption | -- | Suggest broadening | Mass/Public Transport | |||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Government Funding of Education | -- | Funding | Broaden the topic to include debates about private school funding (and sources of funding - as we've seen at some colleges recently) Can be narrowed by combining w/School Governance, K-12 Education, Higher Education & Adult Learning, etc. | Mental Health | |||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Government Spending | -- | -- | Migrant & Refugee Policy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Government Subsidies | -- | Fiscal Policy & Financial Regulation | Can also be combined with Government Spending | Museums, Cultural Institutions, & Historical Landmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Government Transparency | Transparency & Accountability | -- | Suggest broadening | National Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Hazardous Waste | -- | Waste Disposal | Can be combined w/Environmental Conservation & Protection if it's 'hazardous' | Natural Resource Use & Management | |||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Health Care Reform | Health Care Quality & Provision | -- | Suggest broadening. Reform is also implied (otherwise why would it be the subject of a democratic/decision-making process) | Nuclear Energy | |||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Health Insurance | -- | -- | Open Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Higher Education | -- | Pensions & Retirement | |||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Highway Safety | -- | Public Safety | Can be narrowed by combining w/Roads & Highways, Transportation Planning, Urban Mobility, etc. | Political Parties | |||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Homelessness | -- | -- | Political Rights | ||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Housing Planning | -- | -- | Poverty | ||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Human Rights | -- | -- | Preventative Medicine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Human Trafficking | -- | -- | Public Participation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Identity Politics | -- | -- | Public Safety | ||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Immigration | -- | -- | Public Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Indigenous Issues | -- | -- | Recycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Indigenous Planning | -- | Indigenous Issues | Regionalism |