Not surprising really, but the CBC is reporting that Ed Broadbent will retire from politics and not run for re-election when a Federal Election is inevitably called in the next few weeks/months. It’s too bad because he is a class act and was a great NDP leader. He led the NDP to 43 seats in …
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Vote for Electoral Reform: BC-STV
I will tell you why I support moving to the “Single Transferrable Vote” system of elections. Many say that it will be too complicated because you have too many “choices” to make, and the system of counting is complex. So, let me simplify it down to one statement. Under BC-STV you can mark ONE choice …
Record Voter Registration in BC
Good news from BC! Elections BC has broken a record for voter registration before a General Election. Currently over 90% of eligible voters have registered leaving only 300,000 remaining. This is obviously great news! And hopefully it means there will be a good turnout on Election Day. If you live in BC and haven’t registered …