I got home from being out today. it's warm and a bit muggy. Thunderstorms are forming in SW British Columbia and NW Washington. They'll be spreading south as the evening progresses. I'm gonna devote...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MEANS LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. THOSE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM SHOULD SEEK SAFETY IN A STURDY BUILDING...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. &
Cameras will roll in Prince Rupert, B.C., on Monday on a science-fiction film shot entirely in the Tsilhqot'in language, which its director says will be the first time an indigenous language has been...first foray into making a science-fiction film and restricting herself to a native language. "I didn't expect to be thrown such a big curve, but I'm up for it," she said in a news release. CBC
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is warning free speech will be in danger during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The organization claims students living on campus at the University of British...of personal or political views. It's very strictly limited to predatory commercial marketing practices," Owen said. source So, thoughts? Infringement on right to free speech, yay or nay?
Federal Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff told about 3,000 people at a candlelight vigil in Vancouver Thursday he's proud of Canadians who are fighting for democratic rights in Iran. "The Iranian regime...win. Ahmadinejad is supported by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the head of the theocratic state. Vancouver Sun ----- BTW, is it possible to create a " British Columbia " tag? TY
Hi folks, I've asked many questions here before and for some reason I still feel like I'm stumbling around in the dark. Basically I'm trying to figure out whether or not there is a chronological or strategic...talking about driver's licsence, passport, SIN, bank account, this that and the other thing. Does it matter when I change one document? is there a suggested order? Thanks for the help everyone! -be
Last week, British Columbia reran the referendum on electoral reform that was held four years ago, and it is remarkable how different the results were. In 2005 ( link ), 57.7% voted in favour of switching...some, but certainly not as much as this year. I would conclude that the ubiquitous TV and print advertising opposed to STV, much of which was deceptive, was a major factor in the referendum results
Clearly the vote-counting process of STV is more complicated than that of FPTP. Is STV therefore too complicated? My answer is no. First, vote-counting in STV is less complicated than you might think...of STV, and why it is a far more democratic electoral system than the one we use now. That also is why I say that STV is simpler for voters (although it is more complicated for the vote-counters)
I am disappointed with the web sites of the official campaigns on both sides of the referendum: http://stv.ca/ (supporting a switch to the STV voting system) http://nostv.ca/ (supporting retention...find the content there particularly informative. In my next blog entry, I am going to comment on some recent elections where STV was used as the voting system, from Northern Ireland and Scotland
In 2005, British Columbia held a referendum on replacing the electoral system. A majority, 58%, of voters supported changing the electoral system to a version of “single transferable vote” (STV). However...under STV and give a detailed example. For further information, I would recommend visiting the Referendum Information Office (a neutral service run by the B.C. government) at BCreferendum2009.ca
