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Submission CARLSEN-0634 (Online)

Submission By Shawn Carlsen
AddressNew Westminster, BC,
Organization
Date20040616
CategoryDemocratic government
Abstract
In order to improve our current electoral system I believe there are some fundamental changes that need to be made. There are 3 that I think warrant special attention. [1 page]

Submission Content
In order to improve our current electoral system I believe there are some fundamental changes that need to be made. There are 3 that I think warrant special attention.

The first and most important change would be in the Senate. A semi-proportional representation, semi-regional system where half the senators are chosen by region and the other half from the regional losers who recieve the most votes in order to fill an equal number of seats as the regional senators. This would allow for regional representation as well as decrease any chance of distortions in representation. Individuals would be eligible for senate election with Canadian citizenship, and no party support would be necessary for nomination.

A further point is parliamental reform, where the House of Commons is elected purely by a proportional representation system in which any Canadian citizen can be nominated by another citizen. Nominees would be chosen for parliament by the number of votes they recieve. In addition, no candidate would be allowed to spend more than $5000 on their campaign, or recieve more than the same in combined support from others. This would limit campaigns to smaller affairs, and would ensure a regional as well as a proportional representation.

Finally, thanks for providing this source for input. This sort of thing is what makes democracy work well.

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