[lbo-talk] Re: failure to communicate?

Tom Walker timework at telus.net
Mon Oct 25 13:50:21 PDT 2004


Wojek wrote,


>The only way to ascertain some minority representation is changing that
>system to proportional representation - as it is the case of all developed
>countries but the US.

Um, no, Canada doesn't have proportional rep. I'm pretty sure the U.K. doesn't either. But the province of British Columbia may soon be getting a "single transferable ballot" system as proposed yesterday by a Citizens' Assembly. Presumably the stb system will appear as a referendum question next May during the provincial election.

http://canadaeast.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041024/CPN/36097024



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