Liberals For Electoral Reform

Friday, January 9, 2009

Former B.C. Citizens' Assembly members gear up for 2009 referendum fight...

Voters in British Columbia get a second chance to cast their ballots in a referendum this May on a new proportional representation voting system called Single Transferable Vote.

With this in mind, former members of the B.C. Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform, which in 2004 recommended the new voting system for the province, will gather in Vancouver for a public forum Saturday. Read more about it here.
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This site was set up by Liberal Party volunteers who supported the Ontario Citizens' Assembly's proposal for change, Mixed Member Proportional (MMP), in the October 2007 Ontario referendum. This site is not affiliated with any provincial Liberal Parties, or the Liberal Party of Canada, or with Fair Vote Canada.
2007: THE YEAR ONTARIO ELECTORAL REFORMERS LOST THEIR INNOCENCE
EXISTING "WINNER-TAKE-ALL" SYSTEM HAS HANDED THE 2nd PLACE PARTY A VICTORY IN 6 OUT OF 10 CANADIAN PROVINCES!
"WINNER-TAKE-ALL" MOSTLY PENALIZES SUPPORTERS OF THE TWO BIGGEST PARTIES
TOP FOUR REASONS FAIR VOTING SYSTEMS ARE BETTER FOR VOTERS

Liberals Who Supported the Citizens' Assembly's Recommendation for Change in Ontario

  • Ahmed Hussen, Ottawa South
  • Alex Barber, Willowdale
  • Bob Halstead, Don Valley West
  • Bob Rae, former federal Liberal leadership candidate and current federal Liberal candidate in Toronto Centre
  • Christy Falkenberg, former Executive Director of Development for the Ontario Liberal Fund
  • David Alexander, City Councillor, Welland, ON
  • Dianne Kroeger, Guelph
  • Dr. Carolyn Bennett, MP for St. Paul's, former federal Minister and leadership candidate
  • Dr. Marie Bountrogianni, former Ontario Minister for Democratic Renewal/MPP for Hamilton Mountain (remained neutral during campaign)
  • Dr. Shafiq Qaadri, MPP for Etobicoke North
  • Elinor Caplan, former provincial and federal Liberal cabinet minister
  • Fred Larsen, Simcoe North Prov. Liberal Association President
  • Garth Turner, MP for Halton
  • George Hatzis, Don Valley East
  • George Smitherman, Minister of Health & Long-term Care and MPP for Toronto Centre
  • Ian Wilson, former Ontario Liberal candidate in Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington
  • Jay Zimmermann, Vancouver Quadra
  • Jo-Ann Davis, St. Paul ’s
  • John Gerretsen, Minister of the Environment and MPP for Kingston & the Islands
  • Josh Matlow, Toronto School Board trustee and former Ontario Liberal candidate for Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey
  • Kate Holloway, former Ontario Liberal candidate in Trinity-Spadina and spokesperson for Liberals For MMP
  • Lloyd Axworthy, former federal Liberal cabinet minister
  • Lorenzo Berardinetti, MPP for Scarborough Southwest
  • Louisa Moya, Toronto-Centre
  • Matt Guerin, Toronto-Centre
  • Matthew Certosimo, Toronto, ON
  • Mehrdad Hariri, Willowdale Provincial Liberal Association President
  • Michael Bryant, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Gov't House Leader and MPP for St. Paul's
  • Monique Begin, former federal Liberal cabinet minister
  • Rob Newman, St. Paul's
  • Selwyn Hicks, former Ontario Liberal candidate in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
  • Steve Fishman, former Ontario Liberal candidate in Simcoe-Grey
  • Ted McMeekin, Minister of Gov't and Consumer Services and MPP for Ancaster Dundas Flamborough Westdale
  • Tom Kent, former principal secretary to Prime Minister Lester Pearson
  • Tom Manley, former federal Liberal candidate 2006, Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry
  • Tony Ruprecht, MPP for Davenport
  • Tricia Waldron, Lanark Frontenac Lennox & Addington
  • Veronica Hart Hunter, Trinity-Spadina

Liberal Bloggers Who Supported the Citizens' Assembly's Recommendation for Change in Ontario

  • Abandoned Stuff By Saskboy
  • apply-liberally.com
  • BigCityLib Strikes Back
  • Blast Furnace Canada Blog
  • Canadian Liberal @ Penn
  • Clear Grit
  • CuriosityCat
  • Davey's Politics
  • Gauntlet.ca
  • Little Fish in a Giant Pond
  • Michelle's World
  • Mushroom
  • New Daddy Diary
  • PG Liberal
  • Prairie Fire
  • Queer-Liberal
  • Random Noise
  • Runesmith's Canadian Content
  • Scott's DiaTribes
  • Section 15
  • The John Lennard Experience
  • The Jordan Glass Times
  • The Just Society
  • The Sleveen Institute
  • Une femme verte
  • Vijay Sappani.com
  • Wild Rose Grit
  • Woman at Mile 0

Related Links

  • B.C.'s Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform
  • Democratic Space.com
  • Electoral Reform Society - U.K.
  • Equal Voice
  • Fair Vote Canada
  • From FPP to MMP: The New Zealand Experience
  • IDEA: Table of Electoral Systems Worldwide
  • Liberal Party of Canada website
  • Ontario Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform
  • Ontario Citizens' Assembly special page: 1 Ballot, 2 Votes
  • Ontario Liberal Party website
  • Ontario Students' Assembly on Electoral Reform
  • The Democratic Piece
  • TVO's Citizens' Assembly Referendum website
  • Understanding BC-STV
  • Wasted Votes
  • Yes For BC-STV

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