Electoral reform

EDITORIAL – Hand-picking facts to support proportional representation

July 6, 2018 // 10 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I ATTENDED THE PRESENTATION on Wednesday night by Dr. Denis Pilon of York University on the upcoming referendum on changes to the B.C. [Continue]

ELECTORAL CHANGE – Eby report recommends multiple-choice ballot

May 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

B.C. Attorney General David Eby today (Wednesday, May 30, 2018) released his report on the proposed referendum for electoral-system changes, including 18 recommendations to [Continue]

POLITICS – Why are B.C.’s voters being kept in the dark on electoral reform?

May 8, 2018 // 3 Comments

By Dr. SHINDER PUREWAL and JORDAN BATEMAN ON PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION (PR), it seems the NDP government is taking the mushroom approach with voters – keeping British [Continue]

CHAMBER – More clarity needed on proportional representation vote

May 3, 2018 // 1 Comment

The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce membership recently met to discuss the Provincial Government’s proposed election reform. The current electoral reform initiative provides [Continue]

LETTER – It’s not the ballot that’s important, it’s the outcome

February 11, 2018 // 4 Comments

Re: EDITORIAL – Can we find a compromise on electoral reform? Maybe Thank you for stepping away from your long-held position on voting systems, where you have argued that [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The voodoo math of proportional representation

November 27, 2017 // 11 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I TOOK a few minutes Sunday to fill in the survey on B.C. electoral reform. The survey results will, no doubt, provide the [Continue]