Government Delivers PR, But It’S The Wrong Kind

“Meanwhile, the government happily stands by and watches our electoral system teeter on the shaky foundation of an unpopular and fundamentally unfair voting system that most countries abandoned years ago. “On the occasion of Democratic Reform Week, I call on all parties in the House of Commons to stand with the vast majority of Canadians who believe that our current electoral system produces unfair results and that proportional representation needs to be explored.” Green Party democratic reform advocate Chris Tindal said that any conversation about democratic reform that does not include proportional representation is a joke. “Does [minister responsible for democratic reform] Peter Van Loan really believe that adding another day of voting is going to arrest the slide in voter turnout? “People have stopped voting because they're disillusioned with politicians, and because they don't think their vote makes a difference. Real democratic reform would make every vote count." Ms. May repeated her call for an open and transparent nationwide consultation on the issue of proportional representation. "Ontario’s Citizens’ Assembly is a great model," she said, "and the fact that it has come out overwhelmingly in favour of the change to proportional representation proves that this is an idea whose time has come." http://www.greenparty.ca/en/releases/10.05.2007 [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on May 14, 2007]

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