Tag Archives: mmp

The Long And The Short Of It

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

Posted in democracy and good government, ontario referendum on mmp | Tagged , | 3 Comments

MMP, Inaccuracy

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

Posted in democracy and good government, ontario referendum on mmp | Tagged , | 8 Comments

Midland Says Yes!

Last Thursday night I felt very privileged to be in Midland for what we think may have been Ontario’s first public information meeting about the referendum on electoral reform since the Citizens’ Assembly released its report earlier this month. While … Continue reading

Posted in democracy and good government, ontario referendum on mmp | Tagged , | 5 Comments

To Those Who Would Vote No…

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 … Continue reading

Posted in democracy and good government, ontario referendum on mmp | Tagged , | 12 Comments