Diane Francis and Direct Democracy!

Diane Francis is a high profile writer (for the Globe and Mail?). Back in February she wrote a powerful piece about the need for Direct Democracy in Ontario. This was predicated by the Drummond report about Ontario's fiscal mess. He gave 360 steps that the government should take to get things back in shape.
But, she says - will they? The big flaw in our system, she says is - representative democracy. She says that politicians buy our votes by over-spending - especially from pressure by the huge chunk of our voting public which belong to the public sector. This huge unionized group represents our country's single biggest   disadvantage , she says.
Only where voters in their particular jurisdiction can vote, when wanted, upon such questions as - "how much of a budget increase, if any, should the city?province?federal governments be permitted next year?" can discipline be imposed upon our politicians. It would actually make their lives easier, she says.
She refers to a relative, a mayor of a small municipality in the US where they permit direct democracy by his electorate, who was grateful for this sort of involvement by his voters recently.
It is a proven way to overcome profligacy.
We must find a way, here in Ontario, to have this direct involvement by   ultimately accountable citizens to get back control over their government.  Thank you Diane.