Good Governance Essay Gina Spencer Grade 6 Immaculate Heart of Mary School Governance. It's a big word. It's an important word. Good governance is an entirely different thing all together. Good governance means many different things to many different people, with many different backgrounds. To some people it could be freedom of speech or the right to vote. To others it could mean responsibility, or to just have roads to drive on. But to me, good governance means transparency and responsibility, provision of education and healthcare, and providing us what we need. A good government should have many qualities. However, the most important ones in my mind include transparency, responsibility, and participation. All good governments should have transparency because the people want to know what the government is doing, because they may or may not agree. I think responsibility and participation are equally important because everybody wants to have a responsible government who has the people’s best interests in mind, and many people want to participate in what the government is planning. In addition, all good governments should supply their people with services such as education and healthcare. Education is very important because without it, there would be very few people, if any at all, that would be able to get jobs, or even get money to buy food or water. Education also helps you grow andsupport one another. Healthcare is so important as well because not only does it help the sick, but it supplies many people with jobs and medicine. I am very lucky that I live in Canada because we receive free healthcare, whereas people in places such as the United States do not. Tam very happy that I live in Corer Brook, Newfoundland, because we have a good government that provides us with what we need. A good government should give their people roads to drive on, buildings to work in, and parks to walk in. It should also provide the right to vote, for example, to choose who we want to be mayor. Everybody should have freedom of speech, and be able to be who you want to be. In conclusion, good governance means many different things to many different people. | believe that good government means transparency and responsibility, providing us with education and healthcare, and giving us what we need. My wish for the world is that everyone will have good governance, and therefore the potential to be happy.