Category Archives: ontario referendum on mmp

TVO Election Battle Blog

Posted on September 10, 2007 by Chris Tindal

TVO has asked each of the four major parties to blog on their site throughout this provincial election, dealing with several specific issues/questions each week. I’m blogging on behalf of the Green Party of Ontario, beginning today. I’ll crosspost everything … Continue reading →

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Where’s The “Yes To FPTP” Campaign?

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Chris Tindal

The ballot question for the October 10th Ontario referendum on electoral reform will ask voters to choose between “The existing electoral system (First-Past-the-Post),” and “The alternative electoral system proposed by the Citizens’ Assembly (Mixed Member Proportional).” A number of grassroots … Continue reading →

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The Long And The Short Of It

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Chris Tindal

Yesterday saw another intellectually dishonest attack against MMP (following Claire Hoy’s earlier misguided missive), this time published in the Globe and Mail. My letter to the editor in response to Christopher Holcroft’s column, which was not published, reads as follows: … Continue reading →

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MMP, Inaccuracy

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Chris Tindal

Somewhere, there must be opponents of MMP who are able to argue their case without resorting to misleading statements and inaccuracies. The Sudbury Star’s Claire Hoy does not appear to be one of them. In yesterday’s paper he writes a … Continue reading →

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