Dan Grice's blog

When I ran federally in 2008, I made quite a splash in my riding and despite being a relatively unknown 27 year old, I captured 14% of the vote in a by-election and came in ahead of the NDP candidate in the general election held later that year.

While I definitely had fun in the campaign, it also reinforced my view of how twisted our electoral system is.

Dear Friends,

I’ve decided to put some of my electoral reform efforts into promoting Choice Voting in the current single member districts and set up the following site:

http://www.choicevoting.ca

After the recent setback in BC, PEI, and Ontario to being in proportional representation, I think its a more viable change that will increase competition and accountability even if it does not deliver the fair results that many of use have fought for over the last few years.

On Tuesday, one of the greatest democratic exercises in Canadian history came to a less than satisfactory ending. Despite raising over $300,000 and signing up 5000 new supporters, the campaign to bring a fair electoral voting system to British Columbia was shut down when 61% of voters put an ‘x” next to keeping our current first past the post system.

Events out of our control.

When Stephen Harper and the federal conservatives were looking for a way to bring about Senate elections, it was quite clear that they needed a robust system to handle elections, one which would provide regional balance but would not reintroduce the polarization of the house of commons.

Which system did they recommend?

Why a Single Transferable Vote!

http://tinyurl.com/d69kof

Next City, Winter 1996/97.

Our benign dictatorship

Canada's system of one-party-plus rule has stunted democracy. Two prominent conservatives present the case for more representative government

by Stephen Harper and Tom Flanagan

Discussion

Canadians will be going to the polls this year, with the Liberals seemingly headed for a second majority government. Most political pundits credit the use of clever strategies by the Liberals, saying they've moved to the right to rob Reform of the deficit issue while keeping their image as guardians of medicare and defenders of the social safety net.