tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post5426563286501360256..comments2023-12-13T05:02:37.426-05:00Comments on Pushed to the Left and Loving It: What Does Michael Ignatieff's Demise Say About Us?Emily Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-64890385479026637452011-05-04T18:52:38.326-04:002011-05-04T18:52:38.326-04:00"people get the government they deserve and t..."people get the government they deserve and they deserve to get it good and hard". H.R. MenchenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-61761703615111629272011-05-04T16:49:00.371-04:002011-05-04T16:49:00.371-04:00There is currently a referendum being held on IRV ...There is currently a referendum being held on IRV in England, and the Tories have been campaigning HARD against it. Nick Clegg made it a key component of his coalition with Cameron, and is now feeling betrayed, since support for IRV started out overwhelmingly-pro, and is now running strongly against. All this to say, IRV may help to bring down the Cameron-Clegg coalition.<br /><br />It's curious what biases and prejudices we have in Anglo-Saxon countries with respect to social and political policy. Living in a non-Anglo-Saxon country, I now see these biases in clear relief. For example, in Anglo-Saxon countries we don't believe that the poor merit dignity... We don't believe in fair pay for workers; we feel guilty for taking time-off, for taking vacations. Anglo-Saxon countries value cheapness, and do not embrace beauty as a worthwhile public value. For example, spending tax payer dollars on beautiful public architecture is fraught with recriminations and judgements. It's not a Protestant thing, because I am in a Protestant country, and the different attitude towards rights is shocking. No, the biases are squarely Anglo-Saxon. (and the root of the divide between Quebec and the rest of Canada).Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802413388410295231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-80498111493630762022011-05-04T16:31:01.869-04:002011-05-04T16:31:01.869-04:00As you know, Emily, I was anxious to see Michael I...As you know, Emily, I was anxious to see Michael Ignatieff as our prime minister because he is both intelligent and dedicated. I am so sorry he has resigned.Kay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-77417378340565383682011-05-04T13:20:44.962-04:002011-05-04T13:20:44.962-04:00Harper’s I.D. voting scam
Taking a page from Karl...Harper’s I.D. voting scam<br /><br />Taking a page from Karl Rove's electioneering playbook, the Conservatives adopted provisions of the notorious Help America Vote Act (HAVA) that make voting more difficult for people not generally found among the conservative voting base of either America or Canada: the poor, indigent, seniors living in care facilities, immigrants, and young, first-time voters.<br /><br />http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1/3175-stephen-harper-wants-your-vote-enough-to-try-steal-it.html<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When the result at the polls is doesn't make sense to you<br />and when you see so much opposition towards the winner<br />makes you wonder how they won and how they keep winning<br /><br />Invisible Ballots - A Temptation for Electronic Vote Fraud<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZNJxZsMHV4<br /><br />"Hacking Democracy"<br />HBO documentary about electronic vote fraud<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hNxBa6KENE<br /><br />repost from Yoga Rani - Many Conservatives used two different names, addresses and telephone numbers, and voted twice. I know at least one person who has bragged about it.<br /><br />Repost from Janice Gougeon - Can anyone who lives in a small town tell me where your voting stations were? In my town, it was set up on the outskirts of town - no public transit - anyone without a car that lives in town couldn't get out to cast a vote. Just wondering if this was part of a strategy as I live in a Con Town.<br /><br />Repost from Gxxxx Xxxxxx - Well let me tell you. Not that I'm saying anything untoward happens, but the incumbent gets to supply & approve the majority of the poll clerks and deputy returning officers. Our ballots are all paper & hand counted so..............<br /><br />……………………………..<br /><br />Reports are coming in from key swing ridings in Ontario and other other provinces that voters are being called at home with false information that their voting locations have changed, and in some instances sending voters an hour in the wrong direction.<br /><br />http://www.examiner.com/canada-headlines-in-canada/canada-election-hampered-by-false-information-possible-voter-fraudNadine Lumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591663475427502169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-5211738148898112292011-05-04T12:16:04.601-04:002011-05-04T12:16:04.601-04:00To: Info Avaaz
Date: 2011
Subject: Election Ref...To: Info Avaaz <br />Date: 2011<br />Subject: Election Reform in Canada<br /><br />Dear Avaaz,<br /><br />Canada is very interested if you would run a campaign based on the below:<br /><br />Canada needs election reform as the majority of voters are not represented after voting. IRV is a slight modification to the current system. People are already familiar with strategic voting and it is essentially automatic strategic voting. It's already used in some US municipal elections. There's a referendum coming up on it in the UK (called Alternative Vote there.) If we win IRV we can try PR next round. It's the practical choice.<br /><br />IRV is automatic strategic voting. It allows you to rank candidates. If there is a second instant runoff ballot, one of your choices will make it on. This system is superior to strategic voting because it:<br />a) takes the guess work out; <br />b) doesn't require any recruitment; and <br />c) stops vote-splitting 100%.<br /><br />Although PR is used in almost all developed countries, there is fierce opposition to it in Canada and other Anglo-Saxon countries. It is portrayed as radical here. The mainstream media hates it. Even the Toronto Star is rabidly anti-PR. It has lost in 5 provincial designed-to-fail referendums. It is toast here. A better bet is a Layton majority. If we go "all in" on PR, we will end up with nothing and can look forward to many neo-Con majorities in the future.<br /><br />I think the safer route is to got for moderate gains with IRV first, which will be hard for the media to kill. Then after Canadians get a taste for electoral reform we go for PR. IRV, although not perfect, will get us to where we want to go. If we risk all on PR and lose -- which has happened 5 times already -- then electoral reform is dead as dirt. Papers like the Toronto Star are already claiming electoral reform is a settled issue: "the people have spoken loudly and clearly and rightfully rejected it." (to paraphrase Torstar corp.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Animal Kingdom – 6 min. long<br />The Problems with First Past the Post Voting Explained<br />http://youtu.be/s7tWHJfhiyo<br /><br /><br />John Cleese Explains Proportional Representation<br />1:32 min. long<br />http://youtu.be/mtbfG_eKlZg<br /><br /><br />RMR: Everything You Wanted to Know About Electoral Reform<br />http://youtu.be/VZuBYzsQxis<br /><br /><br />Is your Cat confused about the referendum on the alternative vote on the 5th May?<br />http://youtu.be/HiHuiDD_oTkNadine Lumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591663475427502169noreply@blogger.com