Montreal's "Right of Initiative to Public Consultation"

In Montreal, citizens have the right to petition citywide and/or borough governments to take up an issue. The process requires that 15,000 people, aged 15 or older and resident in Montreal, over a three-month period, sign a petition calling for the creation and implementation of a public consultation process on a particular issue.

-- Office de Publique de Consultation de Montreal

-- Right of Initiative to Public Consultations

-- THE CHALLENGE OF PARTICIPATION: Montreal's public consultation and participation policy

-- City of Montreal Task Force on Democracy

-- Taking Part in Consultation: Becoming Informed, Asking Questions, and Expressing Opinions | A Practical Guide for Citizens

A petition is currently being circulated to address urban agriculture issues. See "Bumper crop ... in the city" from the Montreal Gazette. The article is a pretty good discussion of the issues concerning the state of urban agriculture in cities across North America.

-- Agriculture Montreal Work Group on Urban Agriculture