However you start, loving animals or human rights, saving children from the ravages of war or poverty, we all find the same big picture: humans run the planet for better or worse. We must have a process that makes good decisions.     Read more »

Explaining my introductory postcard: “Ensure every vote counts by increasing voter access and implementing proportional representation.”     Read more »

Elizabeth May will be interviewed about her new book Losing Confidence: Power, Politics and the Crisis in Canadian Democracy and will be signing copies.

Elizabeth May book signing
Friday, 2009 May 8, 5:30 pm – 7 pm
215 Spadina (between Dundas, Queen)
Admission $20. Register online.
Given space, walk-ins are welcome.     Read more »

I spent a couple of hours yesterday afternoon being filmed on iChannel for an @iSSUE segment about Elections Canada reform.  Gary Dale of Fair Vote Canada was quick to promote the benefits of proportional voting systems, leaving me to speak about party financing, encouraging voter engagement, stemming disenfranchisement, the challenges of electronic voting and the effects of the current system on the Green Party.  The Panel was rounded out by Xing Chiu of Student Vote Canada, who was concerned about student rights and a better voting system in the future.

The show aired 2009 October 5 on iChannel:     Read more »

Elizabeth May is publishing a book to explain proportional representation to Canada, timed in the hope that it might help British Columbia this spring become the first large province to replace our traditional style of election with genuine democracy. Leading Canadian publisher McClelland & Stewart announced the April, 2009 release of Elizabeth May’s challenging new book, Losing Confidence: Power, Politics and the Crisis in Canadian Democracy.     Read more »