Proportional representation must first come before we all vote with our hearts. We need to pressure both big parties to improve democracy by passing the 2004 citizen’s assembly in electoral reform’s chosen system of the single transferable vote.
Eby’s already said he’s against it, and the Conservatives would never support it. Which means, we have no pressure to apply, unless we all collectively vote for our 1st choice, consequences be damned.
The problem with BC politics at the moment, is that the NDP has effectively abandoned the working class. And unfortunately, the vacuum they left behind is being filled by Conservatives, who are disingenuously promising to represent us. And even more unfortunately…most Conservatives believe they will.
Just look at the options in my riding. We have a lawyer, a bank manager, and a union representative. Guess which one is the Conservative and which one is the NDP. I’ll give a hint…neither one of them is the union representative.
Thank you! I wish there was some way to broadcast this list to everyone voting in those races.
Last time around, people were stupid enough to vote NDP in ridings where the race was closest between the Greens and Conservatives…which inadvertently threw the race to the Conservative candidate, instead.
People need to be very careful to check the polling before they vote.
(Correction)…I was thinking of the last Federal election, so it was actually the NDP that lost seats to Conservatives, because folks voted Liberal in ridings where the NDP could have won. My mistake.
Proportional representation must first come before we all vote with our hearts. We need to pressure both big parties to improve democracy by passing the 2004 citizen’s assembly in electoral reform’s chosen system of the single transferable vote.
Eby’s already said he’s against it, and the Conservatives would never support it. Which means, we have no pressure to apply, unless we all collectively vote for our 1st choice, consequences be damned.
The problem with BC politics at the moment, is that the NDP has effectively abandoned the working class. And unfortunately, the vacuum they left behind is being filled by Conservatives, who are disingenuously promising to represent us. And even more unfortunately…most Conservatives believe they will.
Just look at the options in my riding. We have a lawyer, a bank manager, and a union representative. Guess which one is the Conservative and which one is the NDP. I’ll give a hint…neither one of them is the union representative.
I think the green vote is best in:
Than strategically vote ndp everywhere else.
Thank you! I wish there was some way to broadcast this list to everyone voting in those races.
Last time around, people were stupid enough to vote NDP in ridings where the race was closest between the Greens and Conservatives…which inadvertently threw the race to the Conservative candidate, instead.
People need to be very careful to check the polling before they vote.
(Correction)…I was thinking of the last Federal election, so it was actually the NDP that lost seats to Conservatives, because folks voted Liberal in ridings where the NDP could have won. My mistake.