tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11931513.post7138791053124229732..comments2024-03-25T16:27:37.609-04:00Comments on Wise Law Blog: Ontario MMP Referendum@wiselawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16852672948478340298noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11931513.post-28938036631061347262007-09-22T18:16:00.000-04:002007-09-22T18:16:00.000-04:00why, that's a rather flashy video .. who among the...why, that's a rather flashy video .. who among the 52 men and 52 women do you think developed it? was there any guidance?<BR/><BR/>also, 52 men + 52 women = 103 citizens?<BR/><BR/>who is 103? maybe women votes have a higher citizen value then men? ungendered?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11931513.post-70511452735590171642007-09-22T18:15:00.000-04:002007-09-22T18:15:00.000-04:00why, that's a rather flashy video .. who among the...why, that's a rather flashy video .. who among the 52 men and 52 women do you think developed it? was there any guidance?<BR/><BR/>also, 52 men + 52 women = 103 citizens?<BR/><BR/>who is 103? maybe women votes have a higher citizen value then men? ungendered?<BR/><BR/>--<BR/>ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11931513.post-4919671665840832292007-09-15T13:05:00.000-04:002007-09-15T13:05:00.000-04:00Check out this video from Thursday's CBC Politics....Check out this video from Thursday's CBC Politics.<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVO_umCQNaA<BR/><BR/>Goes into the phony majority problems with our current system, the excessive partisanship, and the plight of voters living in stronghold ridings and who have no say in our legislature.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596111817179849389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11931513.post-52831417450722175882007-09-13T12:48:00.000-04:002007-09-13T12:48:00.000-04:00G'dayIt is particularly important to study WHY the...G'day<BR/><BR/>It is particularly important to study WHY the Citizens Assembly recommended MMP for Ontario and voted 94 to 8 in favour of it. <BR/><BR/>The official campaign by Elections Ontario has been prevented from communicating the substance of the recommendation: the "Why".<BR/><BR/>If you what to know WHY, you need to go find out for ourself at the OCA web site: www.ciizensassembly.gov.on.ca<BR/><BR/>If you then decide to support MMP, you can go to voteformmp.ca and do that. <BR/><BR/>I'm from Ontario, but I've lived under an MMP system in New Zealand for the past 11 years. I know first-hand what the OCA membrs knew when they voted to recommend MMP: It's a LOT better than what we have now. <BR/><BR/>In particular, the list candates of all NZ parties are democratically elected to the list by the votes of party members. No one would tolerate anything else. This is also true of Scotland, Wales and Germany. There is NO real-world evidence to support a case that "party bosses appoint party hacks" to the lists. <BR/><BR/>If you want to see REAL MMP-elected MPs, (list and local) including their Parlimentary AND *local* contact info, check these out: <BR/><BR/>http://www.labour.org.nz/Our_mps_top/index.html<BR/>http://www.national.org.nz/MPList.aspx<BR/>http://www.nzfirst.org.nz/contact.php<BR/>http://www.greens.org.nz/people/mps.htm<BR/><BR/>If there are any "party hacks" in there, they will be in the FPTP *local* seats....NOT the lists. Especially where the smaler paries are concerned. With only 7 or 8 of them, they don't have ROOM for anyone who doesn't work their arses right OFF. <BR/><BR/>That's the REALITY of MMP.Steve Withershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105201164365536942noreply@blogger.com