The facts of Canada's

[cormacobear]

In Canada there is a movement gaining in popularity to have an elected senate which I am heartily against. It defeats the prupose of haveing a senate, instead we should make the house that is supposed to be democratic actually representative.

Hear are some statistics on how the current system is biased to the growing reality of partisan politics in Canada and specifically unfair to the left.
In the last election the N.D.P. (the left) received one seat for every 110,000 votes. By contrast the Liberals (just left of center) got one seat for every 37,000 votes, the Bloc Quebecios (the Qubec seperation party) got one seat for every 31,000 votes, and the conservatives (just right of center) got one seat for every 40,000 votes. If the N.D.P. had received nearly the same vote to seat ratio they would have won between 50 and 75 seats instead of 19. If 3,200 people had voted N.D.P. in a few specific ridings they would have won 31 seats. The current unfairness of the political system is harming Canadians by not haveing popular ideals given the voice asked ofr by the citizens.

[Commie Girl]

:( Living in Alberta, as we do, all you hear about is the "Triple E" Senate, which is, as you said, not necessary. The NDP usually is on the short end of the stick, but when the government can redraw electoral boundries, as has been done recently in Alberta, they will always be underelected. Ralph Klein has redrawn the Alberta electoral map so the rural ridings have a HUGE say in general.

[Ele'ill]

I have a question for you Commie Girl. Why do you have a picture of che as your avatar, and a quote about non-violence in your signature?

[Commie Girl]

Originally posted by [email protected] 17 2005, 08:05 PM
I have a question for you Commie Girl. Why do you have a picture of che as your avatar, and a quote about non-violence in your signature?
:P I admire both Ghandi and Che Guevara...for each of their accomplishments.