Canadians for Proportional Representation (C4PR)

[New Democracy]

Dear list members,

     It was kind of DEMOREP to point us to the site of the Canadians for
Proportional Representation - also known as C4PR - cpb at gatewest.net

DEMOREP wrote:
CPR has various web pages starting at http://www.GateWest.net/c4pr/

Donald: I went to that web site and I was diappointed at some of C4PR's
evaluations. I repeat some as follows:


                         SINGLE TRANSFERABLE VOTE

                            C4PR's Evaluation::

Many voters in Australia and Ireland have simplified their vote by picking
a party's candidates by alphabetical order. This defeats the best aspects
of the Single Transferable Vote. Furthermore a party candidate who receives
too many first place votes could in fact harm other party members chances
of becoming elected since the redistribution of votes may penalize the
other candidates. It is C4PR's conclusion that the Single Transferable Vote
system does not work well with partisan elections which is a vital aspect
of Canadian politics.

This system has much to offer Canadians but should not be used in our
parliamentary elections. It would be better used in municipal elections
where partisan politics play a minor role. C4PR feels that in electing a
non-partisan Senate, Privy Council or Supreme Court would such a system be
appropriate.
<snip>
The Party List PR system would be the most ideal choice for Canada. The
arguments made by its opponents can be easily defeated once we better
understand the nature of this system.
End of these C4PR's evaluations:

Donald: I am disappointed because I feel that STV should be used and Party
List should not be used.

Don,

Donald Eric Davison of New Democracy at http://www.mich.com/~donald

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