Electoral Reform does not have to take precedence over House Reform. They are both necessary. Electoral Reform may help a bit with House Reform, but they are not mutually exclusive and I would support either one and both as necessary. I'm not going to vote either one down just because I'd like to see both happen.
Electoral Reform to be on Ontario Ballot
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I don't think so, if my vote doesn't count, I don't care if the MPP, MP that I didn't elect doesn't have to adhere to party lines. This doesn't mean that if Electoral Reform comes though that don't also think that free votes and elected senate seats are unimportant.
They are both neccesary the figures i posted demonstrate that nicely, a majority government elected on 38.4 percent of the vote means that the vast majority of the country didn't support them.
61.6 % of the population got stuck with a government that did not represent there views, who once elected acted on an agenda that was not supported by the majortity of us. This is equally of concern, as one of the major issues resulting from this have been policies and laws that most of the population do not feel are in tune with the majority public interest. Without change here the lack of voter interest and confidence will not only continue, but will most likely continue to grow as well. The numbers from 97' election especially for those of the PC's clearly show the defficiency in the system, with 18.9 % of the vote and only 20 seats compared to the NDP and Bloc's numbers it shows why the system is failing to maintain voter confidence.
61.6 % of the population got stuck with a government that did not represent there views, who once elected acted on an agenda that was not supported by the majortity of us. This is equally of concern, as one of the major issues resulting from this have been policies and laws that most of the population do not feel are in tune with the majority public interest. Without change here the lack of voter interest and confidence will not only continue, but will most likely continue to grow as well. The numbers from 97' election especially for those of the PC's clearly show the defficiency in the system, with 18.9 % of the vote and only 20 seats compared to the NDP and Bloc's numbers it shows why the system is failing to maintain voter confidence.
Actually i think one of the greatest strengths we have here in Canada is that we can change our system if it is not up to par. Change is never easy but it is neccesary, the existing system worked 200 years ago but today is a far different world. In every other aspect of life adapting and upgrading are a part of the norm, and we need to apply that to government.