Apr. 20th Articles

STV system would be complicated and expensive
Ross Williams
The Tri-City Daily
April 20, 2009
http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/letters/43281397.html

Leave Mission as one electoral area
Lila Rauh
Mission City Record
April 20, 2009
http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/letters/43284892.html

What Is B.C.-STV? Find Out April 22
Westcoaster.ca
2009/4/20
http://www.westcoaster.ca/modules/AMS/article.php?storyid=6581

Shoni Field: B.C.'s STV referendum is about voters
Georgia Straight
April 20, 2009
by Shoni Field
http://www.straight.com/article-215203/shoni-field-bcs-stv-referendum-about-voters

STV is a fairer system that makes more votes count
Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial
April 20, 2009
by Randy Granbois
http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/letters/43310837.html

We are ready for STV
Penticton Herald
Mon 20 Apr 2009
Page: A7
Section: Letter
Byline: Dorothy Redivo

Dear Editor:

In reply to Yasmin John-Thorpe's letter (Herald, April 15), I can understand that for her a switch from a one-party system to a two-party one was a big improvement towards democracy.

But in our generous, multicultural society this is not good enough anymore.

It may have served us well, but issues have become more complicated, people better educated and more outspoken. Look at all the 'wasted' voices in an election from people who can not vote for either the one or the other and choose a different approach to governing our beautiful province.

The two-party system is too controversial, yes/no, in/out, wrong/right, black/white. We have matured to a more democratic system, a system that can accommodate more than one idea.

Particularly for us immigrants from central Europe, who grew up in a multi-party system, we refuse to believe, that it is too complicated a system to be understood by our citizens.

Instead of getting lost in the nitty-gritty of its workings, we should first accept the main reason for it.

The reason for fairness. Yes, it will be more complicated and ask for more input and discussions and lead to consensus. This would lead to less reversals of quick decisions by a leading party and possibly be not onlyfairer but maybe even more economical in the long run.

Yes for STV, we are ready for it!

Dorothy Redivo

Penticton

Clip and save: The STV voting system, explained
By Greg Joyce
Blog: The Hook
April 20, 2009
http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/BC-Politics/2009/04/20/STV-Voting-Explained/

Thoughts On STV 4 — What The Critics Won't Say
Leonard
Stand Your Ground
Monday, April 20, 2009
http://forlifeandfamily.blogspot.com/2009/04/thoughts-on-stv-4-what-critics-wont-say.html