I'd like to ask all candidates about their views on setting up a dispute resolution mechanism in Canada, and what they envision to put in place in that regard, if elected.

In a true democracy, the people all have equal say in what steps, if any, are taken to resolve disputes. In practice, however, this becomes difficult, as often the vote becomes more about popularity than who is, in fact, right.

To that end, then, I propose the creation of a "Judicial Council" of 3 members, to resolve any disputes between member states. Made up of the Prime Minister, the Justice Minister, and a third member chosen from the at-large membership of the board, this council would be responsible for dispute resolution and issuance of sanctions where appropriate. This council could solicit input from the general assembly of member states, but would not be bound by their recommendations. In this way, we could see that right was done legitimately, and still keep the general public involved in the process.

Sybillan Advocate General.

I believe in the council idea but more members like 5 for better represetation of the people. Basically deal with disputes and everything.

In terms of a civil dispute between regions, what sanctions would we impose?

We should send scouts to see what the problem is and maybe send "peacekeepers" to calm down the situation and help the regions dissolve it.

If you are talking about a prohibited action then guidelines need to be posted in advance along with the minimum punishments. I see the Justice Minister over seeing a panel to determine that the action happened and if additional punishment is warranted.

If two or more nations are having a dispute then the Justice Minister could act as an arbitrator. They can review both sides then recommend a binding solution.

I think all nations that would like to take part in be able to take part in deciding problems about other regions and problems in Canada. That way any nations that would like to be a part of the process, but are new or not popular enough to get elected onto a board. Of course to make sure that people don't abuse their power the Minister of Justice would be allowed to disallow the nations voting power.

Although the people of the Sybillan populace hold the freedom of Democratic right to expression as the most sacred of the founding tenets of our nation, thus earning "World Benchmark" status for political freedom, we also aknowledge the biggest problem with total democracy: It is time consuming. If every person who wanted to ask a question (or, usually, SEVERAL questions) in a review of a regional dispute were to get the opportunity to take as much time as neccesary, and EVERY nation in the region was permitted that same right, then it would literally take YEARS to get to the point where everyone was satisfied that they had enough information to make a judgement.

This is why elections are held on specific dates: So that the result, for better or worse, is tangible and enforceable in a reasonable amount of time. For the sake of regional unity, it is of the utmost importance that disputes be dealt with in a timely manner.

To that end, we would again propose that a 3 member council be set up to mediate disputes and make rulings. And, although it would be politically wise for the members of said council to confer with other nations and take their opinions into consideration, for the purposes of timely rulings, those consultations need not be binding.

Also, it is much easier for 3 people to communicate, in an official way, with the disputing factions than for it to become a total free-for-all on the board for the duration of the dispute, with each side pushing its views into the open and every other nation asking a myriad of questions that would, at times, verge on chaos.

Sybillan Bar Association

To add to my previous post:
Anyone should be able to join the Council, but voting on issues would occur (for example) everyweek on Tuesday. Anyone who joins the council would either vote or not choose to vote. If they vote they could vote Yes, No, or Undecided. Up to that Tuesday, members of the Council (anyone who chooses to join) may ask the Minister of Justice questions via telegram or PM, then the Justice, under the post on the forum about the matter of voting, the Minister of Justice may choose to or not to post his response to the question(s).