I would point the assembly to the new style of government that
has been adopted by Nunavut. Everyone runs as an
independent and from those elected, a premier is chosen. The
cabinet is also chosen in the same manner, I believe, or at least
some independent method is used.
Their system is more democratic than what we have now. We do not
chose a candidate based on qualifications but simply to put in a
party. This same candidate is then programmed to follow the party
line and is not encouraged to act independently to represent all
the voters in a constituency.
If this does not fly, then I would prefer to be able to elect
the premier and not just have the party and their supporters put
forward a person that is not representative of the whole
province.
I would also like to see improvements in the voting phase. We
should have more clear guidelines on how one can have their vote
count as being rejected as there is no "none of the above" on the
ballot. This allows for a chance to show no confidence in the
government process or for the candidates that are put forward. A
new election would have to take place if this vote reached a
certain point.
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