The following has been brought to my attention by the Free Your
Vote - Pro Rep Society staff:
"From the over thousand people who made submissions and
presentations, a committee of the Citizens' Assembly has chosen 9
people as final presenters to the entire Assembly. Despite the fact
that only 4% of total BC respondants spoke in favor of STV, 3 of
the 9 final presenters are STV advocates as well as being members
of an organized advocacy group. Only two people are being allowed
to speak for MMP, neither of them experts, even though 70% of all
submissions favored MMP. Only 2 of nine presenters are women! This
situation highlights an abnormal bias and undermines the integrity
of the Assembly."
I have already made a submission, in favor of MMP. I strongly agree
with the Pro Rep Society that the STV system is far too complicated
-- I am unable to follow the counting system - and ill-suited to
British Columbia. If the Society's allegation is correct, I wish to
go on record as being very strongly opposed, both to the selection
bias of the final 9 presenters, and more importantly, very strongly
opposed to the STV system. I advocate MMP (please refer to my
earlier submission for details
Fraser
0289) as the best first step for British Columbia in electoral
reform.
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