Well, I did miss a day, and can only manage a quick update today, but here are a couple of choice articles. Former Liberal minister Christy Clark on why she has changed her mind and now supports BC-STV! Andrew Coyne on the failings of Canada’s “First Past The Post” system. Read more »
For the first time, I finally made it out to the CANstruction sculpture display on its final day at the new Vancouver convention centre. Teams create whimsical constructions out of donated cans (and other packages) of food. The results ranged from head-scratchingly obscure to remarkably inventive and fun. Read more »
Continuing my daily series analyzing specific arguments for and against BC-STV, the proportional voting system we can put into place in BC on May 12. Today: STV around the world. Some form of proportional representation or “PR” is the norm in most other countries. Only Canada, the US, Britain and India use our current “First … Continue reading A topic a day about BC-STV, part 2: STV around the world Read more »