• The Challenge and the Goal
• A Question of Direction
• Why We Will Succeed
• Seeds For Change
• Audio Visual Resources

• Things You Can Do
  • At the Personal Level
  • At the Community Level
  • At the Government Level
• "Life, Money & Illusion
  • What the book is about
  • Book Reviews
  • What people are saying
  • Where to find the book
• Touring with the Message
  • Where we are going
  • Where we have been
  • What people are saying
  • Discussion Outline
  • Planning an Event
• Measuring Well-Being
  • History
  • Measuring Genuine Progress
  • Current Program
  • Well-Being Measurement Act
  • Measuring Well-Being document
• Mutual Provision - Economy
  • Economic Concern
  • 3/5ths of Ecology
  • The Invisible Hand
  • Supply and Demand
  • The Genuine Progress Index

• About the Book
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• Arrange a talk by Mike Nickerson

Measuring Well-Being

The 7th Generation Initiative aims to focus discussion on the goals we want our societies to pursue, and a public choice about the values we want to have underlie public and other decision making. Besides the links to the ongoing well-being measurement work of the Suzuki and Atkinson Foundations, his page accesses materials produced while the Canada Well-Being Measurement Act was being promoted in the House of Commons, 1997 - 2003. While some action items are dated the explanations remain valid and the need even more pressing.

Since the 2003 vote on the Canada Well-Being Measurement Act, an number of initiatives have emerged.

The Atkinson Charitable Foundation has gathered much of the talent that produced the Canada Well-Being Measurement Act and is well on its way to creating the Canadian Index of Well-Being.

David Suzuki Foundation takes on Well-being Measurement Program.

Human Resources and Social Development Canada has posted
some indicators of well-being in Canada.

Motion M-385 passes in the House of Commons - June 3, 2003
Text of discussion leading to the vote.

Measurement Act Scheduled for discussionin the House of Commons June 2, 2003.

Key Points in the Canada Well-Being Measurement Act and the purpose of instituting genuine progress measurement in Canada.

The Genuine Progress Index
An early model for improving our measure of well-being.

Introduction from Joe Jordan MP to the Canada Well-Being Measurement Act, and his speech in the House of Commons.

The Canada Well-Being Measurement Act

Municipal Endorsements:

Measuring Well-Being: Table of Contents & text.

This document provides the background information upon which the 7th Generation Initiative and theCanada Well-Being Measurement Act are based.

The idea is catching on. Federal Cabinet Ministers are talking about Measuring Well-Being.
Gaining All Party Support.

Purpose and Principles