"Among the laws that rule human societies,” de Tocqueville said, “there is one which seems to be more precise and clear than all others. If men are to remain civilized or to become so, the art of associating together must grow and improve in the same ratio in which the equality of conditions is increased.”
Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
Image: Wendat chief Kondiaronk addresses nations gathered for la Grande Paix de Montréal, 1701
The art of associating together
The mission of Public Innovation Canada is to support new methods by which Canadians can strengthen the bonds that unite us and pursue our shared interests - whether through government, civil society, or mutual engagement between them