BC Voters rejected to change the way they vote yesterday in a referendum.
The referendum asked voters if they wanted to keep the old system of voting (First Past the Post) or adopt a form of proportional representation known as BC-STV (Single transferable vote.)
A single transferable vote would allow voters to select more than one candidate [...]
It’s not hockey night in Canada for Vancouverites after the Vancouver Canucks were eliminated from the NHL playoffs when they lost 7-5 to the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 6 of their Western Conference semi-final.
But it is Election Night in British Columbia!
Almost as exciting! Ok… somewhat exciting.
The BC NDP is certainly excited; this could be their [...]
On May 12th, British Columbians will have a chance to change their electoral system.
While British Columbians are electing their government, they will also be participating in a referendum. They will have the chance to keep the old system, the first-past-the-post system, or adopt the new BC-STV, a form of proportional representation.
STV stands for single transferable [...]
BC Premier and BC Liberal leader, Gordon Campbell, was whisked away to safety when a woman was spotted in the same area as him with a gun.
British Columbia is currently in the middle of an election campaign. The Liberals are currently in government and are having their power threatened by the BC NDP.
Campbell’s bodyguards were [...]
At a campaign stop in Vernon B.C. last Wednesday premier Gordon Campbell was asked how ambulance paramedics could afford to feed their families. In response Campbell tossed a loonie at the paramedic and told him “Don’t spend it all in one place.” The paramedic replied, “Thanks a lot, that’s half-an-hour’s pay for me.” Ambulance paramedics [...]
