Mar. 31st Articles

Fort St. John meeting on BC-STV vote
Energetic City News
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
http://www.energeticcity.ca/news/03/31/09/local-meeting-bc-stv-vote

More for Mar. 29th

MLA ready to start 'bucket list'
By Tom Fletcher
Houston Today
March 29, 2009
http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/houston-today/news/MLA_ready_to_start_bucket_list.html?disqus_reply=7650300#comment-7650300

March 30 Articles

COPE to host debate on single-transferable-vote and first-past-the-post voting systems

COPE is hosting a debate on Wednesday (April 1) on electoral reform featuring leading campaigners on both sides.

At 7 p.m. at Creative Individual Studio (#110 60 East 5th Avenue), Bill Tieleman of the "no" committee will square off against Antony Hodgson of the "yes" committee.

Get the full story at www.straight.com

Michael Ignatieff speaks in Victoria

Video highlights here

http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/29/ignatieff-in-victoria/

April - Magazine Articles

Ten reasons for STV
By Guy Dauncey
Common Ground
April 2009
http://www.commonground.ca/iss/213/cg213_guy.shtml

You, me and STV
Common Ground
April 2009
http://www.commonground.ca/iss/213/cg213_stv.shtml

Mar. 29th Articles

Haggis, Neeps and Liberalism #3
by Fraser Macpherson
Website: Liberal Democrat Voice
March 29th, 2009
http://www.libdemvoice.org/haggis-neeps-and-liberalism-3-12982.html

BC-STV: tell your friends & family
By Julien Lamarche
Blog: Canadian Election
March 29, 2009
http://www.canadian-election.com/2009/03/29/bc-stv-tell-your-friends-family-2/

Mar. 28th Articles

What would your FPTP push poll say?
By Mark Crowley
Blog: Fair Vote UBC
March 28, 2009
http://fairvoteubc.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/what-would-you-fptp-push-poll-say/

More for Mar. 26th

Commentary: New system won’t fix politics
By David Schreck
Maple Ridge News
March 26, 2009
http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/41945062.html

Mar. 27th Articles

Elections: STV simply better
By James Roy
Langley Advance
Friday, March 27, 2009
http://www2.canada.com/langleyadvance/news/letters/story.html?id=a9407b14-9e9d-497c-9cbf-aa14680f2b05

ELECTIONS BC Changing they way citizens vote
Quesnel Cariboo Observer
March 27, 2009
http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/41998942.html

STV won’t solve our problems
By Gary Nelson
Richmond Review
March 27, 2009
http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/letters/42021282.html

Mar. 26th Articles

STV provides more accountability
By Nick Loenen
Aldergrove Star
March 26, 2009
http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/aldergrovestar/opinion/letters/41922232.html

BC-STV: fair results and stable government
by Nick Loenan
Williams Lake Tribune
March 26, 2009
http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_cariboo/williamslaketribune/opinion/41878277.html

Single Transferable Vote
by Norman Jaques
Vernon Morning Star
March 26, 2009
http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/vernonmorningstar/opinion/letters/41945412.html

Mar. 25th Articles

BC-STV Up for Debate Tonight
Blog: Opinion 250
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
http://www.opinion250.com/blog/view/12390/1/bc-stv+up+for+debate+tonight

STV gives more say to voters
By Neil Smith
Richmond News
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
http://www2.canada.com/richmondnews/news/community/story.html?id=c7377175-83e8-4133-9ed2-27ea9022493b

March 24th Articles

STV debate to be held at UNBC
Prince George Citizen
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20090324183033/local/news/stv-debate-to-be-held-at-unbc.html

BC-STV: It Depends Where You Live
By Aaron Ginsberg
Blog: All Politics is Local
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
http://localgrit.blogspot.com/2009/03/bc-stv-it-depends-where-you-live.html

Mar. 23rd Articles

Bruce Strachan: The single transferable vote—or how to get elected without really winning

By Bruce Strachan

Straight.com

March 23, 2009

http://www.straight.com/article-207403/bruce-strachan-single-transferable-vote%3F%3For-how-get-elected-without-really-winning

Shoni Field and David Wills: Why the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform chose STV

By Shoni Field and David Wills

Straight.com

March 23, 2009

http://www.straight.com/article-207404/shoni-field-and-david-wills-why-citizens-assembly-electoral-reform-chose-stv

Fair Vote Canda AGM

Blog: Fair Vote Saskatchewan

March 23, 2009

http://fairvotesask.blogspot.com/2009/03/24-days-to-victory-bc-stv-referendum.html

Liberals' law-slamming proves the need for the STV system

Roy Roope

The Vancouver Sun

March 23, 2009

http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/letters/Liberals+slamming+proves+need+system/1417777/story.html

Mar. 21st Articles

New system more fair for B.C. voters

Iain Macanulty

Burnabynow

March 21, 2009

http://www2.canada.com/burnabynow/news/community/story.html?id=a712a7db-8af7-474f-b4de-866c07a4e3b6

STV for weekend

Jayne Garry

KBS Radio

2009-03-21

http://www.kbsradio.ca/node/897171

More for Mar. 16-19th

Yes and no camps vigilant on STV

By Adrian Nieoczym

Kelowna Capital News

March 19, 2009

http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/kelownacapitalnews/news/41546827.html

Vote could change electoral system

Nelson Bennett

Richmond News

March 18, 2009

http://www2.canada.com/richmondnews/news/story.html?id=4c2615d3-e606-4986-aba6-d7cb64069984

How the STV proposal came to be

by John Hill

Flyingshingle.com

Monday, March 16 2009

http://www.flyingshingle.com/cgi-bin/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=20090316211260830978

Mar. 20th Articles

STV system not that simple

By D.B. Anderson

Langley Advance

March 20, 2009

http://www2.canada.com/langleyadvance/news/letters/story.html?id=68b088a0-c1ef-4203-8f2e-8fd46909660e

Proponent of voting change speaks up

By Jennifer Smith

Vernon Morning Star

March 20, 2009

http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/vernonmorningstar/news/41606662.html

Give STV a chance

By Mary Gradnitzer

Quesnel Cariboo Observer

March 20, 2009

http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_cariboo/quesnelobserver/opinion/letters/41587702.html

STV votes more powerful

Byline: Nick Loenen

Richmond News
Fri 20 Mar 2009
Page: 10
Section: Opinion
http://www2.canada.com/richmondnews/news/letters/story.html?id=bb294219-dfb6-4632-a737-2daafbc8de14

STV would have 'civilizing effect' on politics, says forum speaker

Byline: Sandor Gyarmati

Surrey Now
Fri 20 Mar 2009
Page: 18
Section: News
http://www2.canada.com/surreynow/news/story.html?id=0e3512a4-f0d0-4981-a54a-6fabe059cbb0

More for March 17th-19th

We need to perfect social democracy

By Herb Nakada

Williams Lake Tribune
Thu 19 Mar 2009
Page: 0005
Section: Opinion
http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_cariboo/williamslaketribune/opinion/letters/41480762.html

BC-STV:Fair results and stable government
By Nick Loenan

Maple Ridge News
Wed 18 Mar 2009
Page: 1
Section: Election
http://www.bclocalnews.com/tri_city_maple_ridge/mapleridgenews/news/election/41460337.html

This vote counts
Richmond News
Wed 18 Mar 2009
Page: 10
Section: Opinion
http://www2.canada.com/richmondnews/news/opinion/story.html?id=56cf3685-5016-42e7-a29e-50c5c29435ce

A ‘No’ vote for STV

By John Amon

Quesnel Cariboo Observer

March 17, 2009

http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_cariboo/100milefreepress/opinion/letters/41449517.html

Editor:

By Anna Rankin

Quesnel Cariboo Observer

March 17, 2009

http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_cariboo/quesnelobserver/opinion/letters/41403629.html

Aiming for voting change

By Jennifer Smith

Salmon Arm Observer
Tue 17 Mar 2009
Page: 2
Section: Election
http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/salmonarmobserver/news/election/41419544.html

BC-STV provides opportunity to rethink election
Sicamous Eagle Valley News
Tue 17 Mar 2009
Page: 0004
Section: Opinion
http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/eaglevalleynews/opinion/41406029.html

March 19th Articles

A matter of trust

Comox Valley Record

March 19, 2009

http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_north/comoxvalleyrecord/opinion/41539332.html

BC-STV Referendum

Blog: theleftcoast.ca

Thu 19 Mar 2009

http://theleftcoast.ca/blog/_archives/2009/3/19/4127478.html

March 18th Articles

STV is much more fair, advocates say

Sandor Gyarmati

The Delta Optimist

Published: Wednesday, March 18, 2009

http://www2.canada.com/deltaoptimist/news/story.html?id=d147c9f7-a1f1-4087-a528-9086004e04c6

YES TO BC-STV!!! :D

blog: Rawr

March 18, 2009

http://rawr52.blogspot.com/2009/03/yes-to-bc-stv-d.html

March 17th Articles

No more casting into the wind

Salmon Arm Observer

March 17, 2009

http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/salmonarmobserver/opinion/41406734.html

STV referendum

Kimberley Daily Bulletin
Tue 17 Mar 2009
Page: 7
Section: Opinion
Source: The Daily Townsman

What would it be like, if we had a fair voting system in B.C.?

If the way we voted was accurately represented in government, how would this shape the politics of our province? If we had a voting system that allowed us a wider choice of candidates and let us vote without concerns of wasting our vote, how would this affect our voting choices?

Could such a change encourage more people to vote? Is it possible that a fair voting system could help us to move away from the polarized deadlock that has been our political landscape in B.C.?

We will never know unless we are willing to give it a chance. Support the change to BCSTV (British Columbia Single Transferable Vote) on the May 12th referendum.

Dave Carter

Castlegar