<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Also disappointing that she is talking about mandatory voting, something nobody is considering. She is creating a distraction & red herring issue.<div><br></div><div>Not great for us if she is elected. Rob Deutschmann would be a better choice for us.</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 1:51 PM Jennifer Ross <<a href="mailto:2jennross@gmail.com">2jennross@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Well, that's not good. In the past, we have discussed with Karen the Regional issue that it would be STV and she's been very happy to support that. Nothing said here about the proportional aspects of ranked ballots in the Regional context. Disappointing.</div><div><br></div><div>Jenn<br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_6114097773938973547gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font size="2">Bookkeeping Services</font></div><div><font size="2">519-501-2736</font><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10px;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal"><span><font color="#888888"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:tahoma,new york,times,serif"><span style="line-height:10.9091px">No other Western democratic country concentrates as much political power </span></span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-family:tahoma,new york,times,serif"><span style="line-height:10.9091px">in the hands of one person as Canada does with her Prime Minister. </span></span></font></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sun, Oct 14, 2018 at 1:17 PM Jonathan Cassels <<a href="mailto:cassels.jon@gmail.com" target="_blank">cassels.jon@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Karen Redman did an AMA on Reddit today, and I asked her about ranked ballots in Cambridge and whether she'd be open to adopting it at the regional level. I thought you all might like to see her answer:<div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.357143em;padding:0px;font-size:1em;line-height:1.42857em;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(247,247,247)">There is a real appeal for the ranked ballot system and knowing that whoever represents us at the Regional level will have received 50% or more of the vote.</p><p style="margin:0.357143em 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1em;line-height:1.42857em;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(247,247,247)">Voter turnout is alarmingly low normally citing between 30-40% for Municipal Elections. Local elections matter because the decisions made at Regional Council impact you, your family and business almost immediately.</p><p style="margin:0.357143em 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1em;line-height:1.42857em;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(247,247,247)">I am in favour of finding a way to get more voters engaged in local elections. Maybe ranked ballots could be considered as part of a larger electoral reform package similar to Australia's where there is mandatory voting? Anyone who does not vote is fined through the tax system.</p><p style="margin:0.357143em 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1em;line-height:1.42857em;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(247,247,247)">I look forward to seeing the results of the referendum in Cambridge and continuing the conversation.</p></div>
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