Not So Fast, Trudeau: We Need a Referendum on Electoral Refo
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:18 amNot So Fast, Trudeau: We Need a Referendum on Electoral Reform
[ http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015/12/15/El ... ign=151215 ]
No matter which system Liberals choose, Canadians should have the final say.
By Bill Tieleman, TheTyee.ca December 15, 2015
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QUOTES:
“However -- and amazingly -- an advocacy group called Fair Vote Canada that claims it wants more democracy refuses to demand a binding vote by Canadians.”
"The New Democrats and Greens are also wrong in not backing a national referendum."
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"No government has the moral right to alter the precious process of elections without the approval of the people." -- Professor Patrice Dutil, Ryerson University
If you think democracy means that voters get to decide how we elect governments rather than politicians, get ready for one hell of a fight.
That's because the new Liberal government has promised to radically change the way we elect governments -- but without giving Canadians a vote through a binding national referendum -- and that's totally undemocratic.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal campaign platform said: "We are committed to ensuring that 2015 will be the last federal election conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system."
But the Liberals did not even indicate what kind of electoral system they would introduce, how it would work or what process they would follow to get there.
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[ http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015/12/15/El ... ign=151215 ]
No matter which system Liberals choose, Canadians should have the final say.
By Bill Tieleman, TheTyee.ca December 15, 2015
- - - -
QUOTES:
“However -- and amazingly -- an advocacy group called Fair Vote Canada that claims it wants more democracy refuses to demand a binding vote by Canadians.”
"The New Democrats and Greens are also wrong in not backing a national referendum."
- - - - -
"No government has the moral right to alter the precious process of elections without the approval of the people." -- Professor Patrice Dutil, Ryerson University
If you think democracy means that voters get to decide how we elect governments rather than politicians, get ready for one hell of a fight.
That's because the new Liberal government has promised to radically change the way we elect governments -- but without giving Canadians a vote through a binding national referendum -- and that's totally undemocratic.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal campaign platform said: "We are committed to ensuring that 2015 will be the last federal election conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system."
But the Liberals did not even indicate what kind of electoral system they would introduce, how it would work or what process they would follow to get there.
MORE:
[ http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015/12/15/El ... ign=151215 ]
Related
Calling It Now: Trudeau Will Choose 'Instant Runoff' Electoral Reform - October 29, 2015
[ http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015/10/29/Tr ... al-Reform/ ]
It's not the proportional salvation some demand. But, as promised, it's different.
Electoral Reform Could Have a Big Effect in BC, Study Finds - December 2, 2015
[ http://thetyee.ca/News/2015/12/02/Broad ... rm-Report/ ]
But political professor Maxwell Cameron recommends a go-slow approach.
Time to Repair Our 'Damaged' Democracy: Stephane Dion - November 5, 2015
[ http://thetyee.ca/News/2015/11/05/Repai ... Democracy/ ]
New foreign affairs minister, a long-time vote reform advocate, dishes on fixing our system.
Defeated NDP MP Says Liberals' Electoral Reform Promise 'Set Up to Fail' - October 30, 2015
[ http://thetyee.ca/Video/2015/10/30/Libe ... omise-CBC/ ]
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