Proportional representation

EDITORIAL – What to expect from Horgan and Wilkinson in the debate

November 7, 2018 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE DEBATE NOBODY EXPECTED to happen is set for Thursday night at 7 p.m. on Global and CBC TV and radio and it should be a corker. I’m [Continue]

REFERENDUM – 87 ridings represent 100 per cent of the power under FPTP

November 6, 2018 // 5 Comments

Comments by MLA Mike Morris (Liberal, Prince George-Mackenzie) in the B.C. Legislature on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 during debate on on proportional representation. M. Morris: The [Continue]

LETTER – We face ‘wicked problems,’ very complex and difficult to solve

November 5, 2018 // 11 Comments

My daughter and I were recently discussing my observation that some of her peers where making a conscious choice not to work full time, at least for now, even when they were [Continue]

TRAVIS – Time to dial down the rhetoric in B.C.’s referendum campaign

November 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

HAVING SURVIVED two referendums in Quebec – the 1992 Charlottetown Accord and the 1995 referendum on independence – I feel I might have a few experiences to share and [Continue]

LETTER – First Past The Post – a stupid way to run a party or an election

October 27, 2018 // 3 Comments

Major political parties do not use First Past The Post when electing a new leader. Not even the BC Liberals who are fighting to keep this antiquated voting system. If you had [Continue]

BEPPLE – Should the side with the most marbles always win the game?

October 24, 2018 // 5 Comments

I WENT LOOKING FOR the 2018 Referendum on Electoral Reform voting package in my mail today. I’d seen online that some people in Kamloops had received their packages. [Continue]