Category Archives: Electoral Reform

Lawrence Solomon: Proportional rep – Is this what we really want?

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

(March 20, 2013) Canada could end up with a Pamela Anderson Party. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Informed democracy

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

(November 5, 2012) In the U.S., too many people’s votes just don’t count. Continue reading →

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Tories deny Ontario democracy

Posted on November 30, 2007 by

(November 30, 2007) Canada needs electoral reform to bring in proportional representation. It is unconscionable that in a modern democracy such as ours, vast swathes of the electorate should be effectively disenfranchised by a voting system that is essentially corrupt, disproportionately weighted to favour some segments of the electorate to the misfortune of others. Continue reading →

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A force for division

Posted on October 4, 2007 by

(October 4, 2007) Ontario is full of alienated minorities, demographic and geographic groups who lack a voice and for whom the political system offers little of relevance. The new system of proportional representation proposed for Ontario, Myriad Minority Parties, or MMP for short, will empower any group garnering 3% or more of the vote. Continue reading →

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Liberals break promise on electoral reform

Posted on October 6, 2005 by

(October 6, 2005) Ottawa MP Ed Broadbent blasts cynical betrayal. New Democratic Party (NDP). Continue reading →

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