In 2005 we had a chance to change the way our electoral system works. It failed because when most people arrived to vote they didn't know what they were voting on. Even then, it was supported by 58% of the voters - but 60% or higher is required for it to pass. On may the 12th we get another chance a…
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BC Single Transferable Vote (BC-STV)
April 29, 2009
Reality Check, Mr. Harper.
December 2, 2008
I'm getting sick of people calling what's going on in Canada Undemocratic. I'm looking at you, Harper.
What Harper does not seem to realize is that in the Canadian Parliamentary system, we do not vote for him, or his Government. We vote for local MP's who then we send to parliament. The Governor Gen…
40th Canadian Parliament
October 15, 2008
Well, it's the next day and things are more or less as they were. The Conservatives still don't have a majority, the Bloc still holds almost all the seats in Quebec, and the Liberals are still the official opposition.
So who won? In my opinion there were no real winners. Sure, there were small vic…
The Canadian DMCA
June 14, 2008
The Conservatives have finally introduced the DMCA, resulting in somewhat predictable outrage from Canadians. For those not familiar with what this means if it's passed, I urge you to read some of Micheal Geist's recent posts - he breaks down the fine print. He's also posted a nice list of 30 things…
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