Front-page ad in the Vancouver Sun Wednesday from the “Fair Referendum BC” organization. Paid for by the KNOWB4YOUVOTE society. The hook was a “Result Calculator” that purported to give people the chance to figure out how fair the upcoming referendum is. The quote is “Use our Result Calculator to find out if a clear majority…
Month: June 2018
Politics
It’s Too Complicated!
by renaissanceadmin • • 1 Comment
This is one of the most common complaints about the referendum on Proportional Representation. It’s to be expected. However, it is important to note from whom those comments are coming. Are they coming from voters? Yes. And that’s fair; it’s a complicated question. If a voter finds a political concept too complicated, then it’s up…
Social Commentary
What Goes Around…
by renaissanceadmin • • 0 Comments
It’s not often that the posts on my two different blogs overlap, but today it happened. I’m reviewing a book called “A Better Ten Commandments,” and it occurred to me that we should use what that author calls “positive reciprocity” more often. In other words, instead of waiting for the other guy to make the…
Politics
The Referendum Question
by renaissanceadmin • • 0 Comments
The shoe has dropped; the referendum question is set. (Actually, there was no waiting for the other shoe to drop; it turns out there will be two questions, which could be problematic.) How did they do? The First Question Well, since they took my advice in the first instance, I can’t complain too much. The first…