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Submission HUGHES-0772 (Online)

Submission ByMiss Ashley Hughes
AddressSouth Surrey, BC,
Organization
Date20040630
CategoryElectoral system change
Abstract
My parents have raised me with the mantra that even one grain of rice can tip the scale, so let my voice be heard. I feel that our country's electoral system flawed. [1 page]

Submission Content
I am a 25 year old woman and I have voted every chance I have had. My parents have raised me with the mantra that even one grain of rice can tip the scale, so let my voice be heard. I feel that our country's electoral system flawed. I do not agree with this old fashioned and incorrect first past the post nonsense. But times of change are upon us and as our aging population slowly shrinks, the power will shift to my generation. A proactive approach would be to examine the system today and prepare for change as we all know that when something is stagnent, nothing can grow or survive. A system where a party recieves 1.5 million votes and 55 seats and where another party earns 570,000 votes and not one seat? Come on, where is the justice and fairness in that? A government that we are supposed to look to for justice and guidence and truth and equality, doesn't even represent it's own values. I stand for change, my friends stand for change, my generation stands for change. You can be a part of the answer or play a part in the problem.

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