Comments on: Barack Obama And Proportional Representation http://www.4080records.com/2008/02/20/barack-obama-and-proportional-representation/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:55:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: boo http://www.4080records.com/2008/02/20/barack-obama-and-proportional-representation/comment-page-1/#comment-290 boo Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:29:21 +0000 http://www.4080records.com/?p=121#comment-290 Thanks for your comment Steve. I completely agree, the public information campaign ahead of the Ontario referendum was poorly managed and ultimately failed in its efforts to educate the public about both the pros and cons of the proposed MMP system. In BC, the government has promised to provide more funding to both sides in the run up to the 2009 BC-STV referendum. Hopefully this will ensure the proposal reaches the (ridiculous) supermajority required for it to be implemented. Thanks for your comment Steve. I completely agree, the public information campaign ahead of the Ontario referendum was poorly managed and ultimately failed in its efforts to educate the public about both the pros and cons of the proposed MMP system.

In BC, the government has promised to provide more funding to both sides in the run up to the 2009 BC-STV referendum. Hopefully this will ensure the proposal reaches the (ridiculous) supermajority required for it to be implemented.

]]> By: Steve Withers http://www.4080records.com/2008/02/20/barack-obama-and-proportional-representation/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Steve Withers Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:17:16 +0000 http://www.4080records.com/?p=121#comment-289 The MMP referendum in Ontario was further hampered by the misdirected public information campaign. Voters were told there was a referendum, but the substance of the recommendation for change from the Citizen's Assembly was effectively suppressed - available on the Internet for those who had the initiative to hunt for it. Proportional representation is one person, one vote....as it should be. The parties are held to account directly in ways that SMP makes impossible or very difficult. The MMP referendum in Ontario was further hampered by the misdirected public information campaign. Voters were told there was a referendum, but the substance of the recommendation for change from the Citizen’s Assembly was effectively suppressed – available on the Internet for those who had the initiative to hunt for it.

Proportional representation is one person, one vote….as it should be. The parties are held to account directly in ways that SMP makes impossible or very difficult.

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