Submission ARMSTRONG-0071 (Online)

I feel confident entrusting the members of the Citizens' Assembly with the task of assessing the way we elect our MLAs and will take their recommendation very seriously if the process ends in a referendum.  [1 page]

This is not so much a formal submission to the Assembly as an expression of my admiration for the organizers of and participants in this process. I was pleased to be able to sit in on the January 24/25 instructional session and view the presentations and subsequent discussion among members. By the end of the Sunday session, the misgivings I had at the outset of the weekend were entirely dispelled. I have rarely felt so proud to be a Canadian. Not only did Assembly members appear sincerely interested in the subject matter and intent on fulfilling their mandate to the best of their abilities - they were also supremely respectful of one another in their commentary and almost surprisingly conscious of the duty to make sure the BC electoral system is as fair as possible to all British Columbians. I feel confident entrusting this group of people with the task of assessing the way we elect our MLAs and will take their recommendation very seriously if the process ends in a referendum. My thanks to everyone involved in the Citizens' Assembly - from the government that kept its promise to fund the endeavour, to the people behind the scenes who are now running it, to the men and women from around the province who have made the commitment to participate in it.