Genius
Posts: 813 
Location: Eastern Ontario
Location: Eastern Ontario
March 23rd, 2007, 08:32 AM
in Ontario they have set that up, ever 4 years in October. I beleive one other province has it? The only problem is when you have minority governments, were a gov. could fall at anytime. example, what if a minority losses confidence in July. we have an election and form a new government staring Sept, then wham your up against the fixed election date in Oct?
in Ontario they have set that up, ever 4 years in October. I beleive one other province has it? The only problem is when you have minority governments, were a gov. could fall at anytime. example, what if a minority losses confidence in July. we have an election and form a new government staring Sept, then wham your up against the fixed election date in Oct?
Member
Posts: 63
March 25th, 2007, 09:03 AM
Quoting ottawabill
What about having our governance system dispense with the whole 'confidence' idea? (another discussion thread) Then there would be no problem.
in Ontario they have set that up, ever 4 years in October. I beleive one other province has it? The only problem is when you have minority governments, were a gov. could fall at anytime. example, what if a minority losses confidence in July. we have an election and form a new government staring Sept, then wham your up against the fixed election date in Oct?
Member
Posts: 63
March 26th, 2007, 07:35 AM
Quoting #juan
Are there ways to control that? Such as no campaigning before a specific date. Also candidates will not be official until after a certain date and, under our proposal of equal campaign funding there would only be campaign funds available as of a certain date.
Fixed election dates?
Sure, as long as we realise that the last year of every mandate will be an election campaign that we pay for just like the U.S.. Personally, I think it is a big waste of time and money.
Sure, as long as we realise that the last year of every mandate will be an election campaign that we pay for just like the U.S.. Personally, I think it is a big waste of time and money.
Member
Posts: 240
Location: kelowna bc
Location: kelowna bc
July 1st, 2007, 12:11 AM
I do not support fixed election dates or plural ballot voting. Transferable ballots a manipulative, and besides why would I vote for one set of beliefs and support another further down the same ballot?
Fixed election dates are a template for abuse just like they are in America, we are Canadian, with our own way of doing things, lets keep it that way
I do not support fixed election dates or plural ballot voting. Transferable ballots a manipulative, and besides why would I vote for one set of beliefs and support another further down the same ballot?
Fixed election dates are a template for abuse just like they are in America, we are Canadian, with our own way of doing things, lets keep it that way
Mighty Intellect
Posts: 1,544
July 1st, 2007, 06:49 AM
Quoting damngrumpy
That's right. Cretin didn't abuse our system, he just went to the polls 2 years before he needed to because the opposition had just elected a new leader and hadn't had a policy meeting yet. Fixed dates are the fairest way to go. And the idea that we'd have longer campaigns is ludicrous; the campaigning never stops, they're politicians.
Fixed election dates are a template for abuse just like they are in America, we are Canadian, with our own way of doing things, lets keep it that way
Mighty Intellect
Posts: 1,544
July 1st, 2007, 06:52 AM
Quoting ottawabill
If a minority government falls before the fixed date a vote will take place but then the next vote would take place in October four years later(in Ontario), so the fixed date moves in the case of a minority losing power.
The only problem is when you have minority governments, were a gov. could fall at anytime. example, what if a minority losses confidence in July. we have an election and form a new government staring Sept, then wham your up against the fixed election date in Oct?
