The Learning phase took place over six weekends in
January through March. They covered three general topics:
1. The first two weekends considered the place of
electoral systems within the political life of a democracy and the
criteria by which members could assess different systems.
2. The second pair of weekends dealt with the nature
of electoral systems and reviewed the characteristics of the five
basic families of electoral systems. Some of the detailed work was
left for the deliberative phase in the fall.
3. The third pair of weekends focussed on the
question of what happens when you change an electoral system and,
considering all the members learned, what systems should
be offered to British Columbians for more detailed consideration.
At that stage, the members prepared and issued a " Preliminary
Statement to the People of British Columbia".
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
ONE - INTRODUCTION TO THE CITIZENS
ASSEMBLY
Jan 10 am The Citizens’ Assembly
– Getting started
pm Politics in BC –
What do we want?
Jan 11 am Criteria for evaluating electoral
systems: system &
voters
TWO - ELECTIONS AND PARLIAMENTARY
GOVERNMENT
Jan 24 am Elections, representation and
parliament
pm
Political parties and party competition
Jan 25 am Canadian experience and
practice
THREE - ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
- PART ONE
Feb 7 am The five electoral system
families
pm Majority
systems
Feb 8 am Plurality
systems
FOUR - ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
- PART TWO
Feb 21 am Proportional representation
systems (list)
pm Single transferable vote Systems
Feb 22 am Mixed
systems
FIVE - CHANGING ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
Mar 6 am Choosing electoral
systems
pm The
impact of changing an electoral system
Mar 7 am Lessons for British
Columbia
SIX - OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION
Mar 20 am Assessment of our current
system
pm Are there
alternatives?
Mar 21 am Facing the public – a
Preliminary Statement
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