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“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

Our decision, on the possibility of reforming how we vote in BC, is going to require a lot of thought (at least it should in my opinion)




British Columbia is having a referendum on what voting system we should use for provincial elections. The referendum is being held by mail in the fall of 2018 under the provisions of the Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Act and the regulations surrounding the referendum. http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/crbc/crbc/125_2018

Sadly, my previous request for opinions on how we might be impacted by the choices we make, generated an underwhelming response.  I don’t give up though, so I will try again.

I am hoping to have what will likely be a multi-part post, on my blog, regarding Proportional Representation (PR) and the up-coming mail in vote this Fall.  The mail in vote of course is whether or not we choose one of three forms of PR … or maintain our long-standing First Past the Post (FPP) method of voting.

What I am looking for are the thoughts of those who are, or were, Regional District Representatives ... and municipal councillors. Specifically, how you feel your area may be impacted with a possible change … which option might be best … or whether you feel we should maintain the current First Past the Post option. To make this as balanced as possible, I am also hoping to generate these thoughts from multiple areas of the province ... rural, villages, cities ... resource development areas, farming / ranching, logging ... etc?

One further thing ... and this might be tricky ... I'm hoping for response from individuals who are at least semi-autonomous politically.

Our decision, on the possibility of reforming how we vote in BC, is going to require a lot of thought (at least it should in my opinion). Are you willing to provide some insight, from your viewpoint as an elected, or previously elected, official, on what we should be considering and why?

If you are, please take a moment to send me an email to at bcpoliandmore@gmail.com with your thoughts on what I have put forth … and of course … any thing else you feel is of importance in the upcoming decision we will be taking.

And finally, if you know of someone who might possibly fit the bill, for this task, please pass my message on to them.

Now, if you do not fit into the above-mentioned categories, there is still something very important that you should be doing to get ready – MAKE SURE YOUR VOTER INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE!  You can do that by visiting Elections BC at elections.bc.ca/ovr, or by calling 1-800-661-8683.

Thank you!
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