Apr. 22nd Articles

Mayor criticizes STV - says it's 'complicated'
Alfie Lau
Burnaby Now
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
http://www2.canada.com/burnabynow/news/story.html?id=743403cd-4293-48a4-91e4-48a8d9870496

Local candidates discuss BC-STV
Energeticcity.ca
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
http://www.energeticcity.ca/news/04/22/09/local-politicians-discuss-bc-stv

STV somewhat complex, but a great way to vote
Maureen Maier
New Westminster News Leader
April 22, 2009
http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/letters/43473257.html

Uncertain? Confused? No way
The Globe and Mail
Wed 22 Apr 2009
Page: A20
Section: Letter To The Editor
Byline: Anne-Marie St-Laurent
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090422.COLETTS22ART2016-6/TPStory/Opinion/letters

Uncertain? Confused? No way
The Globe and Mail
Wed 22 Apr 2009
Page: A20
Section: Letter To The Editor
Byline: Jill Reilly
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090422.COLETTS22ART2016-5/TPStory/Opinion/letters

STV offers benefits to the voters of B.C.
Victoria Times Colonist
Wed 22 Apr 2009
Page: A15
Section: Comment
Byline: Steven Hurdle
http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/letters/offers+benefits+voters/1521452/story.html

STV demonstrations through mock elections
Victoria Times Colonist
Wed 22 Apr 2009
Page: A15
Section: Comment
Byline: Neil Paterson
http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/letters/demonstrations+through+mock+elections/1521453/story.html

Put an end to partisan warfare by changing B.C.'s electoral system
The Delta Optimist
Wed 22 Apr 2009
Page: 9
Section: Letters To The Editor
Byline: Al Jaugelis
http://www2.canada.com/deltaoptimist/news/letters/story.html?id=bcd0bb76-2cdf-45a2-866e-6ff976a9e6c1

Not surprising youth strongly favour STV
Nanaimo News Bulletin
April 22, 2009
http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_central/nanaimonewsbulletin/opinion/letters/43491407.html

What's not to like about STV?
Burnaby NewsLeader
April 22, 2009
http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/letters/43470692.html

You don't need in-depth STV knowledge to use it
North Shore News
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
http://www2.canada.com/northshorenews/news/letters/story.html?id=d218bef9-d0f1-4198-af75-9ea1800e0759

Test drive BC-STV online
North Shore News
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
http://www2.canada.com/northshorenews/news/letters/story.html?id=2be457b6-4273-46cb-98e7-6dfc12c9dda9

BC-STV and the Charlottetown Accord of 1992
Opinion 250 (Prince George)
By Peter Ewart
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
http://www.opinion250.com/blog/view/12643/1/bc-stv+and+the+charlottetown+accord+of+1992

Vote yes to STV
Smithers Interior News
Wed 22 Apr 2009
http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/interior-news/opinion/43366322.html

Sorry Mike, STV will make the legislature more accountable
Houston Today
Wed 22 Apr 2009
http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/houston-today/opinion/letters/43317172.html

STV more proportional, group told
Whistler Question
April 22, 2009
by Jennifer Miller
http://www.whistlerquestion.com/article/20090422/WHISTLER01/304229802/1030/WHISTLER/stv-more-proportional-group-told

STV's history worth a look
Penticton Herald
Wed 22 Apr 2009
Page: A7
Section: Letter
Byline: Harry Killick

Dear Editor:

We read letters (some of them quite polite) arguing the pros and cons of the Single Transferable Vote method of electing representatives to government.

But neither side seems aware that STV is not a new concept to British Columbia.

In 1952 the provincial election method was changed from FPTP to STV - no, sorry, I don't know why - and the result gave a minority-of-one government to W.A.C. Bennett's (right wing) Social Credit Party, with the CCF (left wing) as the official opposition.

Bennett, in 1953, decided to try STV again, and this time a majority was achieved, and Social Credit won the day with a walk-over, winning 28 seats to CCF's 14.

Premier W.A.C. Bennett then ditched the STV and reverted to FPTP for the 1956 election, winning another majority.

Prior to July 1958 the only way to get to Kelowna (then a small agricultural town) was by car ferry.

The Social Credit government then opened a new floating bridge to connect east and west.

The Minister of Highways, "Flyin' Phil" Gagliardi built or improved hundreds of miles of highways, and is reputed to have driven every one at high speed.

STV is not unknown or untried in British Columbia, and in fact worked very well for W.A.C. Bennett and the Social Credit party.

Harry Killick

Summerland

Confused? visit this site
Penticton Herald
Wed 22 Apr 2009
Page: A7
Section: Letter
Byline: Bob Horsman

Dear Editor:

Regarding Florence Barton's letter "STV system too confusing". After reading it I was confused and I'm sure other readers would be too if they weren't already. She doesn't seem to understand that only one vote is cast and that it will not be wasted. She should visit: http://citizensassembly.bc.ca/resources/flas/bc-stv-full.swf where she can watch a short video that should set concerned voters straight.

Bob Horsman

Penticton

Response to Globe Article on BC-STV
Mark Crowley
Blog: Fair Vote UBC
April 22, 2009
http://fairvoteubc.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/response-to-globe-article-on-bc-stv/

Battleground BC: STV, Drugs, Game Changers, Burnaby, and The Premier
Jordan Bateman
Langley Politics Dotcom
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
http://www.langleypolitics.com/2009/04/battleground-bc-stv-drugs-game-changers.html

STV: An example of electoral system abuse (bad example)
Young Liberal
Blog: Musings from the political youth corner
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
http://youngpeopleforchange.blogspot.com/2009/04/stv-example-of-electoral-system-abuse.html
and
http://www.bloggingcanadians.ca/LiberalBlogs/STV_An_example_of_electoral_system_abuse/

That other election: STV
by Marc Lee
Blog: The Lead-Up
April 22nd, 2009
http://bcelection.policyalternatives.ca/2009/04/22/that-other-election-stv/