What is a Capital?

A Capital reflects the history, aspirations and democratic traditions of all the citizens of its constituency.

A Capital is a place for celebration and ceremony. It is a place to enact rituals that are significant to all its people, however  diverse they may be, and that reinforce our way of government and our way of life.

A Capital must be welcoming and inclusive and it must provide a sense of ownership and belonging, not just to the residents of the Capital city or region, but to every citizen in its constituency.

A Capital’s setting ought to be splendidly emblematic of the geographic beauty of its entire domain. However, a Capital must transcend its physical location to penetrate the hearts and imaginations of all the people it represents.

A Capital is a place to showcase important symbols of our collective past through museums, historic sites, heritage buildings and stories. It is a place to celebrate the present and to envision and pursue the future. It should be the center of achievement in all areas of its citizens’ endeavours, including the arts, learning, justice, technology and athletics.

A Capital should express the best aspirations of all its stakeholders, in all their diversity.

To find out more about the Capital as the seat of Government, click here.