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MP urges support for PR

Letter to the Editor I am writing to urge people to consider supporting proportional representation (PR). While I recognize that PR seems more complicated that…

MP hosted town hall  on PR and Trans Mountain Pipeline

Kootenay-Columbia MP Wayne Stetski hosted a town hall meeting last Friday with Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen on two issues important to residents of the…

Many progressive democracies use PR

Letter to the Editor Confused about proportional representation (PR)? Read this. A key ingredient in any democracy is that people choose their leaders based on…

I hear that British Columbians are offended

By Doug Clovechok Op-Ed Commentary As the MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke, people from across the riding have been asking me on a daily basis, ‘What…

How dumb do Liberal bosses think B.C. voters are?

Letter to the Editor Would you vote for a party list without candidates? Of course you wouldn’t, and neither would anybody else. Of course we…

PR – a step up for our democracy

Letter to the Editor Did you know that more than 80 countries around the world use a system of Proportional Representation (PR)? Eighty-four per cent…

Electoral reform shouldn’t be a leap of faith

By Tom Shypitka Op-Ed Commentary Electing our provincial representatives needs to be done in a fair way that gives our region the best representation possible….

63 attend Proportional Representation rally in Cranbrook

On October 24, 63 people attended the Proportional Representation rally sponsored by Fair Vote BC – Cranbrook at the Ktunaxa Nation gym. Glen Ewan The keynote speaker…