[fvc-wat-disc] NDP open to referendum...

[Sharon Sommerville]

And, repealing the 1992 Referendum Act which outlaws all national referenda
except on Constitutional issues would also require fitting into the already
almost impossible timeline.

http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/news/canada/canadian-
politics/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/
canadian-politics/ndp-says-its-willing-to-support-an-
electoral-reform-referendum-reversing-previous-position


On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 8:32 PM, Jennifer Ross <2jennross at gmail.com> wrote:

> It is Fair Vote Canada's position that, no referendum that includes FPTP,
> unless done two or three elections after using a proportional system.
>
> I may not have that verbatim, but it is pretty darn close.
>
> And to further the context; consider that opponents to PR have taxpayer
> money they are spending.  As the civil society advocates, we are spending
> our own money.  We have played the referendum game four times now.  Twice
> we won the referendum, but lost the goal.  Most recently as this very
> month, in PEI.
>
> There is no way to win proportional representation with a referendum.
>
> On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 7:00 PM, Dave Arthur <arthurd23 at bell.net> wrote:
>
>> I still fear a referendum of a public that is uninformed could spell the
>> end of reform for many years.
>> If the government carries out an information campaign, including with
>> their postcard mailout, that presents the input given to the committee
>> throughout the last months, maybe it would succeed as did PEI.
>> Dave A
>>
>> *From:* Eleanor Grant
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 16, 2016 5:50 PM
>> *To:* fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org
>> *Subject:* [fvc-wat-disc] NDP open to referendum...
>>
>>
>> Just saw this via Twitter:
>>
>> http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/news/canada/canadian-politi
>> cs/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-
>> politics/ndp-says-its-willing-to-support-an-electoral-
>> reform-referendum-reversing-previous-position
>>
>> Apparently they'd consider a referendum IFF it brings about consensus on
>> ERRE.
>>
>> Sounds as if, with Dec 1 looming, discussions are still intense.
>>
>> Eleanor
>>
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