Comments on: Canada needs proportional representation http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17323 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Wayne Smith http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17323/comment-page-1#comment-844759 Wayne Smith Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:22:04 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17323#comment-844759 Why Ontarians said No to MMP: http://www.wayneon.ca/democracy/Ontario/CutlerFournierGlobe071025WhyOntariansSaidNoToMMP.doc What Ontarians didn't know: What was actually proposed, by whom, and why: http://www.citizensassembly.gov.on.ca/en/default.asp Why Ontarians said No to MMP:

http://www.wayneon.ca/democracy/Ontario/CutlerFournierGlobe071025WhyOntariansSaidNoToMMP.doc

What Ontarians didn’t know: What was actually proposed, by whom, and why:

http://www.citizensassembly.gov.on.ca/en/default.asp

]]> By: JaseBarti http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17323/comment-page-1#comment-843821 JaseBarti Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:35:14 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17323#comment-843821 Actually the reason it failed in Ontario was that the people in charge of running the campaign to inform people of how it would work, didn't do a good job of it. I work for an news weekly here and I can tell you. A. The message the sent out about the system wasn't clear about how it work (I think it end up confusing more people then explaining it well) B. They started the process to late in the election campaign to really inform voters that it was on the ballot and a good thing. Actually the reason it failed in Ontario was that the people in charge of running the campaign to inform people of how it would work, didn’t do a good job of it. I work for an news weekly here and I can tell you.

A. The message the sent out about the system wasn’t clear about how it work (I think it end up confusing more people then explaining it well)

B. They started the process to late in the election campaign to really inform voters that it was on the ballot and a good thing.

]]> By: tinfoil http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17323/comment-page-1#comment-843741 tinfoil Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:22:33 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17323#comment-843741 <p>Double check those numbers, Jon. $30 million seems very low to me.</p> <p>Regarding proportional voting, of course the Cons and the Libs do not support it. The NDP & Christian Heritage support it for certain, and I'd be very surprised if the Greens didn't.</p> <p>Ontario tried in the last election to change from First Past The Post to a proportional representation system. It didn't fly for some reason, though I think lack of research on the part of the voters played a very big part in it.</p> Double check those numbers, Jon. $30 million seems very low to me.

Regarding proportional voting, of course the Cons and the Libs do not support it. The NDP & Christian Heritage support it for certain, and I’d be very surprised if the Greens didn’t.

Ontario tried in the last election to change from First Past The Post to a proportional representation system. It didn’t fly for some reason, though I think lack of research on the part of the voters played a very big part in it.

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