[fvc-wat-disc] In Today's Record Online!

[Donald Fraser]

10-4 happy to help

On Tue, 14 Sept 2021 at 10:12, Jennifer Ross <2jennross at gmail.com> wrote:

> Terrific letter, Donald!!
>
> Thanks so much for sharing it!
>
> 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.
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 10:09 AM Sharon Sommerville <
> sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Donald!  Yours is an excellent letter and a great response to
>> Andrea & Brian's op ed..  Really like the image of walking to To. on the
>> roof of bumper to bumper cars.
>>
>> Sharon
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 10:04 AM Donald Fraser <donaldafraser at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Editor,
>>>
>>>
>>>   Re "Time to ditch first-past-the-post electoral system” … Andrea
>>> Perrella and Brian Tanguay
>>> <https://www.therecord.com/opinion/2021/09/12/time-to-ditch-first-past-the-post-electoral-system.html>
>>> … Sept 12, 2021
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> To this excellent Op Ed I would like to add that another benefit of
>>> Proportional Representation (PR) is the stability of long term planning.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Our present system of First Past the Post (FPTP) has the costly
>>> disadvantage of each new government canceling the legislation and projects
>>> of the previous one at great expense to the taxpayer. Under PR, the
>>> percentage of each party in the new government nearly always resembles that
>>> of the old, meaning that the present coalition government participated in
>>> drafting the legislation of the former. So instead of ditching previous
>>> legislation, the new government tweaks and improves it to the benefit of
>>> all concerned.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As an example, consider the transportation problem of Hwy 401 traffic
>>> from Windsor to Montreal by way of Toronto. We all hate trying to go
>>> through Toronto to get past it. The population of Toronto will double in 25
>>> years. The present short term ‘remedy’ of each government adding 401 lanes
>>> just won’t suffice. By then one will be able to walk to Toronto on the
>>> roofs of bumper-to-bumper traffic. We need high speed trains to handle
>>> commuter traffic and a Toronto bypass system to accommodate trucks trying
>>> to reach destinations east of TO.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This is a 25 year project from planning to acquiring land to execution.
>>> The present system of FPTP with its need to show results in 4 years just
>>> can’t handle it. PR allows for stable, long term planning that brings
>>> beneficial results. Germany is an excellent example of a PR country that
>>> delivers master planning.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yours Truly,
>>>
>>> Donald A Fraser,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 12 Sept 2021 at 13:27, Jennifer Ross <2jennross at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It is a novel experience to have a mainstream media outlet in support.
>>>>
>>>> I must say I love the difference!!!
>>>>
>>>> Jenn
>>>> Bookkeeping Services
>>>> 519-501-2736
>>>> No other Western democratic country concentrates as much political
>>>> power in the hands of one person as Canada does with her Prime
>>>> Minister.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Sep 12, 2021 at 1:20 PM Sharon Sommerville <
>>>> sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello Everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> This is a terrific opinion pieces from our friend Brian Tanquay in
>>>>> today's Record:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.therecord.com/opinion/2021/09/12/time-to-ditch-first-past-the-post-electoral-system.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Happy days,
>>>>> Sharon
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