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The Colonist and the 1952 ‘transferable vote’
Letter to the Editor published in the Victoria Times Colonist, 9 April 2009 Re: “Voting systems aren’t the same,” letters, April 7. I appreciate the interest generated by my op-ed on B.C.’s experience with electoral reform in the 1950s, which was intended to draw attention to this history. Though technically an alternative vote system, the … Continue reading
BC Experience shows failure of P3s
Published in Lower Island News (Victoria), October 2006 So the BC Experience has gone “belly up.” Big surprise. Campbell’s giveaway to CFAX millionaire Mel Cooper has left both the City of Victoria and BC government on the hook for uncollected expenses, along with 226 other unsecured creditors. Too bad the political will doesn’t exist to … Continue reading
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Predictions of NDP’s death unfounded
Letter to the Editor published in the Victoria Times Colonist, 29 January 2011 Surely Adrian Raeside has been following B.C. politics long enough to know that it is naive to depict the NDP as a “dying party” (cartoon, Jan. 21). The New Democratic Party is no stranger to controversy or internal debate. It is composed … Continue reading »