Participatory Budgets in the MRC Pontiac

Participatory Budgets in the MRC Pontiac

Participatory budgeting is a democratic process that allows community members to collectively decide how a portion of a budget is spent. Today, there are up to 8,000 municipal participatory budget initiatives worldwide each year. The concept also extends to thousands of organizations of all kinds, including regional and national governments, schools, and nonprofit organizations.

The Pontiac Regional County Municipality (MRC Pontiac) has funded and supported four municipalities in launching participatory budgets: L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Campbell’s Bay, Otter Lake, and Waltham. Normand Veillette from the organization Loisir Sport Outaouais provides further details:

This initiative will allow citizens to propose impactful projects and vote to prioritize the actions they believe will have the greatest benefits. Loisir Sport Outaouais can assist communities in launching a participatory budget. Again, Normand Veillette explains:

To access tools for launching a participatory budget, click here

The full (French-language) interview with Normand Veillette of Loisir Sport Outaouais, conducted by Nathalie Vasiloff, is available here