http://www.christindal.ca/2007/04/27/the-need-for-change/ Shooting my mouth off since 2006 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:05:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.christindal.ca/2007/04/27/the-need-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-58630 Chris Tindal » STV: Power up your vote Tue, 05 May 2009 19:14:39 +0000 http://www.christindal.dreamhosters.com/?p=179#comment-58630 [...] on May 12th, British Columbians will vote on whether or not to change their voting system from the antiquated and inadequate first past the post to the improved Single Transferable Vote. The new voting system was designed by citizens and [...] [...] on May 12th, British Columbians will vote on whether or not to change their voting system from the antiquated and inadequate first past the post to the improved Single Transferable Vote. The new voting system was designed by citizens and [...]

]]> http://www.christindal.ca/2007/04/27/the-need-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-53175 Chris Tindal » Where does the Green party go from here? Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:21:31 +0000 http://www.christindal.dreamhosters.com/?p=179#comment-53175 [...] Second is the widely held belief that Elizabeth advocated that Canadians vote for other parties in the last election. (I say “belief,” because Elizabeth denies that she did this. Either way, the perception is what’s important.) This needs to be repudiated in the strongest terms. There is a time and a role for partisanship, and it is the primary role of all party leaders and candidates to advocate for their party’s platform and for their own election, especially during election campaign periods. To send mixed signals to the contrary distorts election results even more than they already are distorted by our antiquated voting system. [...] [...] Second is the widely held belief that Elizabeth advocated that Canadians vote for other parties in the last election. (I say “belief,” because Elizabeth denies that she did this. Either way, the perception is what’s important.) This needs to be repudiated in the strongest terms. There is a time and a role for partisanship, and it is the primary role of all party leaders and candidates to advocate for their party’s platform and for their own election, especially during election campaign periods. To send mixed signals to the contrary distorts election results even more than they already are distorted by our antiquated voting system. [...]

]]> http://www.christindal.ca/2007/04/27/the-need-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-51476 Chris Tindal » Bad news Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:23:09 +0000 http://www.christindal.dreamhosters.com/?p=179#comment-51476 [...] one of the last parliamentary democracies on Earth to use an antiquated voting system that delivers results we did not ask for. This, despite the fact that when citizens have studied the issue, they have chosen change. Of [...] [...] one of the last parliamentary democracies on Earth to use an antiquated voting system that delivers results we did not ask for. This, despite the fact that when citizens have studied the issue, they have chosen change. Of [...]

]]> http://www.christindal.ca/2007/04/27/the-need-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-5630 Chris Tindal » Green Party Leads In Saskatchewan Riding… Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:49:52 +0000 http://www.christindal.dreamhosters.com/?p=179#comment-5630 [...] that’s a very different thing than actually winning seats or finishing a close second under First Past the Post, but it’s also the sort of thing that used to be considered an impossibility. Now it’s [...] [...] that’s a very different thing than actually winning seats or finishing a close second under First Past the Post, but it’s also the sort of thing that used to be considered an impossibility. Now it’s [...]

]]> http://www.christindal.ca/2007/04/27/the-need-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-2465 Chris Tindal » There Is Hope Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:47:49 +0000 http://www.christindal.dreamhosters.com/?p=179#comment-2465 [...] he has at least been kept in check to a certain degree by a Parliamentary system that, while not perfect, could be much worse, and by a media that has refused to stop asking questions even when Harper [...] [...] he has at least been kept in check to a certain degree by a Parliamentary system that, while not perfect, could be much worse, and by a media that has refused to stop asking questions even when Harper [...]

]]> http://www.christindal.ca/2007/04/27/the-need-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-710 Chris Tindal » This Is The Question Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:40:48 +0000 http://www.christindal.dreamhosters.com/?p=179#comment-710 [...] to elect members to the provincial legislature?” Voters will then indicate a choice between the First Past the Post system and the Mixed Member Proportional [...] [...] to elect members to the provincial legislature?” Voters will then indicate a choice between the First Past the Post system and the Mixed Member Proportional [...]

]]> http://www.christindal.ca/2007/04/27/the-need-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Chris Tindal » Midland Says Yes! Sat, 26 May 2007 22:18:47 +0000 http://www.christindal.dreamhosters.com/?p=179#comment-519 [...] Barker, the intention was to make it primarily an information session that could explore both the merits and disadvantages of voting yes on October 10th to adopt a Mixed Member Proportional voting system. [...] [...] Barker, the intention was to make it primarily an information session that could explore both the merits and disadvantages of voting yes on October 10th to adopt a Mixed Member Proportional voting system. [...]

]]> http://www.christindal.ca/2007/04/27/the-need-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Referendum Info - Proportional Representation Explained | Colin Carmichael - The Quality of Life Candidate for Cambridge Fri, 11 May 2007 16:57:09 +0000 http://www.christindal.dreamhosters.com/?p=179#comment-381 [...] The Need for Change [...] [...] The Need for Change [...]

]]> http://www.christindal.ca/2007/04/27/the-need-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Chris Tindal » To Those Who Would Vote No… Thu, 03 May 2007 13:00:36 +0000 http://www.christindal.dreamhosters.com/?p=179#comment-383 [...] This is the third of three posts concerning the the Ontario Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform’s recommendation that Ontario vote yes to adopt a Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system in the October 10, 2007 referendum. The first two outlined the need for change and described what is MMP. [...] [...] This is the third of three posts concerning the the Ontario Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform’s recommendation that Ontario vote yes to adopt a Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system in the October 10, 2007 referendum. The first two outlined the need for change and described what is MMP. [...]

]]> http://www.christindal.ca/2007/04/27/the-need-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Chris Tindal » What Is MMP? Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:09:02 +0000 http://www.christindal.dreamhosters.com/?p=179#comment-382 [...] This is the second of three posts concerning the the Ontario Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform’s recommendation that Ontario vote yes to adopt a Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system in the October 10, 2007 referendum. The first outlined the need for change; the next will refute some common arguments from the “no” side. [...] [...] This is the second of three posts concerning the the Ontario Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform’s recommendation that Ontario vote yes to adopt a Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system in the October 10, 2007 referendum. The first outlined the need for change; the next will refute some common arguments from the “no” side. [...]

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