Identity Group 04

The civic antidote to polarization.

Common Ground Ontario will facilitate cross-ideological conversations rooted in shared values, not partisanship.

  • Adopted June 2025
  • Civility Index methodology in development
§ 02Mission

What this group exists to do.

Mission. Facilitate civic trust by fostering cross-ideological conversations rooted in shared values.

§ 03Planned deliverables

These are the initial deliverables adopted in the June 2025 Strategic Identity Framework. Target launch through 2026. First public deliverable within six weeks of each group’s Chair being appointed.

01 / Convening

Coffee with the Other Side.

Planned intimate roundtables in Ontario ridings. Target: 10 per year once Core 5 team is formed.

TARGET
02 / Instrument

The Civility Index.

Quarterly audit of Ontario political discourse. Methodology in development. First publication Q3 2026.

IN DEVELOPMENT
03 / Education

Civic literacy kits.

Planned distribution to Ontario classrooms. Cross-partisan content intended for review by educators from all four parties.

PLANNED

Bring a skill, not just a vote.