by Michael Vernon | Aug 12, 2024 | Submission
I'd like to see the guesswork taken out of elections. I believe here I'm thinking mostly of recent *federal* elections, when we were being 'whipped' and cajoled into strategic voting, free of course to vote how we felt most comfortable, but with...
by Michael Vernon | Aug 11, 2024 | Submission
A strong democracy listens to all voices and is able to include respectful collaboration between parties. Our current system of winner takes all / first past the post eliminates a lot of this collaboration. A first past the post system would bring more diversity into...
by Michael Vernon | Aug 11, 2024 | Submission
A first past the post system suppresses many minority voices. Having a system of proportional representation would allow parties to be more accurately represented in the legislative assembly, and actually speak on behalf of their constituents. A system where some...
by Michael Vernon | Aug 11, 2024 | Submission
The credibility of democracy is under threat as increasing numbers of (mostly younger) Yukoners feel shutout by the current FPP system. Recent voting patterns reflect the desire to have a more collaborative approach to democratic governance (e.g. CASA type...
by Michael Vernon | Aug 11, 2024 | Submission
Proportional representation is necessary for every vote to count. The proportion of votes for a party should be reflected in the proportion of seats that result. That is only fair. * There are different kinds of PR. Whatever is the simplest would work best I think. If...
