Electoral reform

ARMCHAIR MAYOR – Don’t be fooled by the hocus pocus of prop rep math

October 6, 2018 // 11 Comments

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS wrong with the referendum on proportional representation, it would take as long to cover it all as it would to explain the convoluted and foggy [Continue]

LETTER – What are the BC Liberals so afraid of?

October 1, 2018 // 6 Comments

BC LIBERAL MLAs have been holding a slew of events around the interior recently, slamming proportional representation and passionately urging voters to reject pro rep in this [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – B.C. residents split three ways on changing voting system

September 28, 2018 // 1 Comment

A third are undecided on issue of proportional representation, most worry about minority governments By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE September 28, 2018 – With less than a month [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Horgan-Wilkinson debate just what the pro rep doctor ordered

September 26, 2018 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A DEBATE BETWEEN Premier John Horgan and Opposition Leader Andrew Wilkinson on proportional representation should be a no-brainer. [Continue]

GUEST – Do facts matter? Raising the level of debate over our voting system

September 2, 2018 // 7 Comments

In July I wrote an editorial about a presentation by Dr. Dennis Pilon of York University in which he supported proportional representation. He took exception to the editorial [Continue]

ELECTORAL CHANGE – Proposed options are neither simple nor straightforward

July 14, 2018 // 5 Comments

Referendum may grant more power to B.C. politicians and bureaucrats, at democracy’s expense By Dr. LYDIA MILJAN University of Windsor THIS FALL, BRITISH COLUMBIANS will [Continue]