[fvc-wat-disc] And to be sure you all see, and share, this one!

[Myron Steinman]

Some thoughts:
Of course, the most efficient government is a benevolent dictator. Then
again what did Winston S Churchhill once say about democracy? "“Democracy
is the worst form of government, except for all the others.”
What may be the unintended consequences of the Honorable Doug Ford decision
to reduce the number of City Counselors: Preparing the way for a mixed form
of Proportional Representation in Toronto
1. Mr Ford has cut the number in TO basically in half.
2. Mr Ford has created Wards that represent the Provincial and Federal
electoral districts.
3. Instead of returning to the past Ward boundaries Toronto citizens could
elect an additional 20 something counselors by percentage of popular vote.
4. From my understanding that is the essence of a Mixed form of
Proportional Representation: That is we have individuals elected by getting
the most votes in a geographical district, and we have individuals elected
by who gets the most votes in the whole of (in this situation Toronto)
Am I naive?.

Myron Daniel Steinman
City of Kitchener


On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 2:24 PM Jennifer Ross <2jennross at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> https://www.globalresearch.ca/demeaning-democracy-turning-doug-fords-attack-on-toronto-into-a-movement-for-democratic-renewal/5653695
>
> This issue might be our tipping point :)
>
> Jenn
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> No other Western democratic country concentrates as much political power in
> the hands of one person as Canada does with her Prime Minister.
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