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I’m voting no to BC-STV

For those outside of British Columbia we have a referendum on May 12th to determine if the province should shift from its current voting system, called First Past the Post (FPTP), to Single Transferable Vote (BC-STV).
Watching the back and forth over the referendum on BC-STV has, I sense, left most citizens of British [...]

Simple, online, deadly & political

I’m beginning to wonder when the McCain-Palin version of this is going to be created.
Do sites like this change elections? Probably not, but they must be gaining influence.

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The other reason young people don’t vote – or why I didn’t vote yesterday

I tried voting yesterday in a local by-election (advanced poll). Sadly, I was unsuccessful.
First, I went to the Elections Canada by-election website. Guess which link tells you the election dates and locations? (hint: it is under the “and more…” link).
Unsurprisingly, the advanced poll was at a local church (more on that below) that was a [...]

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