If you're not familiar with the proposal for electoral reform that we'll all be voting for or against on Oct. 10, go here, here, and here to find out more.
The question Ontario voters will be answering was released by the government today.
It is as follows:
Which electoral system should Ontario use to elect members to the
provincial legislature?
The existing electoral system (First-Past-the-Post)
The alternative electoral system proposed by the Citizens' Assembly (Mixed Member Proportional)
Comments (2)
Typical political jibberwash. Vote NO!!
Posted by Irene Gabon | June 21, 2007 3:28 PM
Posted on June 21, 2007 15:28
Hey I want to know why everyone is slogging Mixed Member Proportional Representation.
Hasn’t anyone thought of the great advantageous benefit such a system offers to any and all opportunistic hacks, cranks, wankers and wannabes who have, or think they have, an insider’s track with the Party Brass of any persuasions?
Just think of the trouble and heartbreak that could have been avoided in Mississauga South for example. John Tory, or even Dalton McGuinty (if he wanted to), could have absolutely guarantied Tim Peterson a seat in the Legislature simply by putting him at the top the Party’s List of Members at Large.
No need to bother with all that nonsense about grass roots associations and Citizens having to keep up with the issues. No muss. No fuss. Just give the party of your [limited] choice your votes and ‘they’ will look after the rest of that messy and complicated election type democracy that so confuses all us poor dumb voters.
And besides what ever comes out of grass roots anyway? Just a bunch of sods.
Posted by Stephen Wahl | June 22, 2007 3:00 PM
Posted on June 22, 2007 15:00