Vote DOMINICA FREEDOM PARTY

Given the record of poor governance and in your-face and unashamed
corruption we have had in the last ten years, it is absolutely imperative that
the brakes be applied on persons who intend to take the people down the road
of Haiti and Somalia while plundering the Treasury and undermining the
taxation system. The DFP has a record of integrity during the fifteen years it
spent in office, and it will lead the charge to restore good governance to
Dominica in order to protect the reputation of our country and to ensure that
our development is not retarded by greed, graft and personal aggrandizement.
In order to give the people of Dominica good and accountable government, we
pledge to do the following:
We will put on the agenda of the Parliament recommendations of the
Constitutional Review Commissions for implementation where it is
feasible to do so and which will improve the system of checks and
balances in our governance structure so that no one is too powerful and
becomes drunk with power;
We will ensure that a Parliamentary Commissioner (Ombudsman) is
appointed, which is a requirement of the Constitution;
We will introduce to the Parliament a Freedom of Information Bill that
will allow you the people to find out how your government is handling
your taxes and managing your affairs;
We will move to amend the Integrity in Public Office Act so that the IPO
Commission is given "teeth" to carry out its mandate so that those who
are in public office are held accountable;
We will seek to empower Permanent Secretaries with greater managerial
autonomy but will also require greater accountability;
We will work with others to establish guidelines for the operation of
Dominica Broadcasting Service (DBS) and the Government Information
Service (GIS) so that all Dominicans, including all registered political
parties, will have equal access; and
Unlike the Labour Party Government, we will not have the State
regulating the media. Instead, the DFP opts for self-regulation and the
establishment of a Commission with the mandate to develop a
consensual Code of Conduct for media practitioners with the input of
everyone and which has the authority to impose sanctions for violations
of the Code.
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