[EM] P.R. Hearing text- P.R. Speech

[DEMOREP1 at aol.com]

The testimony about Bill C-2, the Canada Elections Act on Nov. 23, 1999 is 
now available via
http://www.parl.gc.ca/36/1/parlbus/commbus/house/CommitteeMinute.asp?Language=
E&CommitteeID=68

It is circa 198 KB.  I estimate that about 95 percent of the testimony was 
useless (standard for such hearings).
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I suggest that DEMOCRACY-P.R. folks get their acts together and give the 
following speech the next time, if ever, that proportional representation has 
any chance for discussion in a public legislative body hearing in Canada---
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The use of single member gerrymander ridings having unequal numbers of voters 
and plurality winners (aka first-past-the-post-- FPTP) in elections results 
in ANTI-DEMOCRATIC MINORITY RULE in [Canada or province name].

Some examples-- In the [year] election in [area], [AA] percent of the voters 
elected [BB-- bare majority] of [CC-- total members] of the [name of 
legislative body] and [DD] percent of the voters elected [BB] [EE-- Party 
Name] Party members.

[Repeat for other elections]

The remedy is an accurate proportional representation (p.r.) method in which 
a Party’s votes divided by the Party’s seats in the legislative body is the 
same or nearly the same as possible for all parties. The result would be 
indirect majority rule, namely DEMOCRACY.

Some p.r. methods which produce DEMOCRACY to varying degrees of accuracy are 
single transferable vote (STV), mixed member proportional (MMP), proxy p.r, 
party list, additional member (AM), etc.

See [my/our] submission regarding a p.r. bibliography, p.r. internet web 
sites, the details of such p.r. methods and where some of them are currently 
being used in the world.

Any questions [directed to the anti-democratic gerrymander minority rule 
legislators] ???
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I hate to beat a dead horse but p.r. folks in Canada appear not to know what 
to do to get DEMOCRACY in Canada.  Namely, totally blast the various minority 
rule regimes at every opportunity (before it becomes too late and a real old 
style dictatorship comes to Canada- replacing the existing de facto prime 
minister dictatorships in Canada and in each province).