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

[Sharon Sommerville]

Sorry, this is the link that should have been sent regarding the '92
Referendum Act:

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/tory-mp-advocates-for-electoral-reform-referendum-but-former-top-official-warns-it-would-be-illegal



On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 9:10 PM, Sharon Sommerville <
sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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-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
>
>
> 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-po
>>> litics/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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>> the hands of one person as Canada does with her Prime Minister.
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