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Submission BIERLEY-0585 (Online)

Submission ByMr John Bierley
AddressVictoria, BC, Canada
Organization
Date20040608
CategoryElectoral system change
Abstract
I would like to see BC move towards proportional representation [PR]. Currently, small political parties are effectively locked out of power by the neccessity of raising large amounts of money for advertising. [1 page]

Submission Content
I would like to see BC move towards proportional representation [PR]. Currently, small political parties are effectively locked out of power by the neccessity of raising large amounts of money for advertising. They are caught in a Catch-22 situation. They cannot raise large amounts of money because they cannot get their message out and they cannot get their message out because, due to small membership, they cannot raise large amounts of money. This makes it effectively impossible for a new party to make initial gains. Proportional representation will allieviate this and, to some degree, level the playing field.

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