[fvc-wat-disc] Response letters required

[Derek Kraan]

It was Monday April 23. Here's the text:

LETTER OF THE DAY

Reforms would undermine our democracy

I strongly suggest we say No to the recommendations of the Ontario Citizens
Assembly -- or we will give up our right to representative democracy.
This fall, we in Ontario will have the chance to make history by voting in a
referendum on changing how MPPs are elected to the provincial legislature.
Unfortunately, the voters will be offered only one alternative, which would
allow the losing parties to determine who represents us by having 30 per
cent of the seats appointed from party lists. Which parties get those seats
will be based on proportional party vote, a system which could eliminate the
winning party's margin of victory. This, of course, would lead to more
minority governments, so they would have to resolve the confidence vote
issue or hold elections every year and a half or so.
What this assembly has failed to offer Ontarians is a preferential ballot or
a run-off ballot to ensure that every member was more representative of
their electorate, or a recall mechanism where the members could be replaced
if they misrepresented themselves.
Voting Yes will be giving more power to backroom party hacks who would
appoint members that don't represent a single riding -- but will have the
voting power of the members who do. Ontarians need more democracy, not less.

- Robert White, Waterloo

2007/4/24, Graham E <synesthesia507 at hotmail.com>:
>
> I can't access the article online - what day was it? I'll hunt a copy of
> the paper down.
>
>
>
>
>  Graham Arthur Engel
>
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> From: *Paul Nijjar <pnijjar at sdf.lonestar.org>*
> Reply-To: *FVC Waterloo Region Discussion <
> fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org>*
> To: *fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org*
> Subject: *[fvc-wat-disc] Response letters required*
> Date: *Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:37:32 -0400 (EDT)*
> >
> > Derek noticed a negative letter in the Record and is appealing for
> >some people to write responses.
> >
> >- Paul
> >
> >---
> >
> >
> >Hi everyone!
> >
> >If you have time, could you please write a letter to the editor of
> >The
> >Record in response to this article?
> >
> >
> http://www.therecord.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=record/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1177303105337&call_pageid=1024322168441&col=1024322594318
> >
> >I would suggest picking one point, refuting it, and keeping your
> >letter on
> >the short side.
> >
> >Let me know if you submit something!
> >
> >Derek Kraan
> >Co-chair, Waterloo Region Chapter
> >Fair Vote Canada
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