[fvc-wat-disc] Response to Peter Hughes' letter

[Bryn Ossington]

hey Ari Has anyone taken you up on this?

Bryn

On 10/1/07, ARI DAIGEN <adaigen at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> Again, here's a letter in the Record today:
> http://news.therecord.com/Opinions/article/249694
>
> I took the liberty of writing a response to it (below). I think this guy
> unwittingly made a great case for MMP, and my response points that out.
> Unfortunately, I've used up my quota with the Record until after the
> referendum. If anyone out there (who maybe doesn't have time to write a
> letter him/herself) would like to send this in to the Record under their
> own
> name, please go ahead. (letters at therecord.com) I think it's a point that
> should be made.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ari
>
> Here's the letter that could be sent:
>
> In his October 1 letter, Peter Hughes argues that NDP and Green supporters
> should vote Liberal because "in the Kitchener-Waterloo riding, a vote for
> NDP/Green is effectively a vote for the Progressive Conservatives."  He
> also
> argues that potential Conservative voters should vote Liberal because it
> is
> Liberals who will form the government, and only by having a government MPP
> will Kitchener-Waterloo be represented in provincial decisions.
>
> Choosing a candidate you don't like to avoid one you despise? No
> representation in government if your riding elects an MPP from the wrong
> party? The solution to these problems isn't to vote for any particular
> party--it's to change the system.
>
> Hughes' letter shows that if we really want a say in how our province is
> run, we must vote for a mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system
> in
> the October 10 referendum.
>
>
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