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pnijjar

Citizens' Assembly Public Consultation

Jan 08, 2007 17:28

For KW people who are interested in fair voting: Wednesday is a big day. It is the public consultation for the Citizens' Assembly. Although you probably cannot sign up for a speaking slot at this date, it would be great if you (or others you know who are local and might be interested) could come out and participate in the discussion. The hope was ( Read more... )

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mynatt January 9 2007, 17:30:24 UTC

What's the Citizen's Assembly?

pnijjar January 9 2007, 22:12:34 UTC

A group of 104 citizens (103 picked somewhat-randomly from ridings, the 104th a facilitator) who have the job of deciding whether Ontario needs a new voting system, and then actually choosing the one to use. Their report is due may 15, but they are going around Ontario collecting public input now.

This process is very similar to the one that happened in BC, right down to the supermajority threshold.

mynatt January 10 2007, 03:13:50 UTC

Hmm, neat. I'm happy to see all these provincial movements for voting reform; hopefully they'll lead to a similar federal movement. There were similar public consultations here, I should probably look up their recommendations.

pnijjar January 10 2007, 21:51:16 UTC

Of course, if the provincial movements fail then the topic is probably dead. Given the lack of enthusiasm for the issue in Ontario I don't have a lot of hope.

If you figure out what is going on in Quebec please let me know. It's so confusing! My understanding is that there was a proposal, but it didn't pass something and now the referendum is deferred. But I have no idea what happens now. Do they pick a new system?

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Hey Paul anonymous January 11 2007, 15:29:34 UTC

I found you off Jenn Peart's blog (who found me somehow through the blog-universe)... hope all is well!... I see you're in the KW area, but not quite sure what your angle is on all this political stuff? Why so involved?

Jay
jaychai.blogspot.com

Re: Hey Paul pnijjar January 11 2007, 16:03:23 UTC

Jay! It's great to hear from you! I see you are still quite the sports fan, although it looks as if you have shifted from hockey to basketball. When did that happen? I remember you as being a huge Leafs fan ( ... )