Thursday, September 06, 2007

MMP - Editorials starting to trickle in

I would imagine that most Ontario voters have little interest or information regarding the referendum vote coming up in October.

There's no doubt that it's confusing and complicated. Some newspapers are starting to offer information, but the viewpoints are usually skewed one way or the other.


Steve Paikin of The Review (The 'other' vote on Oct. 10) has managed to come up with some arguments for both sides of the question, but since I am on the "NO MMP" Blogroll (bottom right of this blog), I'll highlight our side here:

Others worry about creating two different classes of MPPs: the 90 members who are tied to a riding, versus the 39 others who, they say, will need to curry favour with the leaders in order to be as high up the party list as possible, thereby improving their chances of winning a seat.

"I believe in parliament and the current party system," says Mac Penney, long-time backroom strategist for the Ontario PC party. "This is a jury-rigged solution."



Another interesting submission is a Letter to the editor of the Sarnia Observer by Paul McKeever, leader of the Freedom Party. Now you would expect the leader of a fringe party to be all for MMP. Not so:

We believe that the MMP is desired primarily by collectivists, anti-individualists and advocates of unbridled majority rule, and that the MMP threatens the rights and freedoms we value so much in Canada that we have enshrined them in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. For these reasons, even though the MMP might make it easier for my party to win seats, I will be voting in favour of the existing electoral system, First-Past-the-Post. It's not a perfect system, but it is far better, and far safer, than the MMP.


Finally, my 'No'-colleague, Jason Cherniak highlights some concerns that the NO side has - MMP Campaign has unfair advantage.


This whole issue has encouraged some strange partnerships.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

So, are you helping cherniak? Why are we trusting him exactly?

Anonymous said...

Fat socialists, currently sucking up government money one way or another, want representation in the Ontario legislature - MMP is their best course of action, once firmly settled in they will put a stop to governance.

Anonymous said...

A candid parity interview
with Stephan Dion


Ranting Tory :

So Stephan , how is the fund raising coming along these days?

Stephan Dion :

Well dat Mr. Volpe need to fine more dead people and kids to elp , Everyting is arder since dat devil Arper put de accountability Act togedder. Tings arder to get money from de old way.

Ranting Tory :

So I understand that a few weeks ago , you where contemplating bringing down the Government this fall with the other 3 opposition parties, what made you change your mind twice this summer?

Stephan Dion :

Well I got tinking about dat and everone tell me dat I get my paints kick , so I decided to change my mind about dat.

Ranting Tory :

But what made you decide the second time?

Stephan Dion :

Dis is not Fair , do you spect me to remember everyting.

Ranting Tory :

Did you not want to remove the GST when you where in Chetiens Government? and why are you opposed to removing 2% of it now.

Stephan Dion :

Well dat was den and dis is now , I was against da GST before I was for da GST

Ranting Tory :

So Stephan how come it took 4 years to ratify Kyoto then for nearly 4 years you watched Gas immissions rise 35% , I mean weren't you the enviornment minister?

Stephan Dion :

Dis is not Fair , everyting was different den I was in da government.

Ranting Tory :

But Mr. Dion , is it not a little unrealistic to expect a NEW Government to meet 2012 targets when the majority of the effort to reduce gas's should have succeeded under your watch?

Stephan Dion :

Dis is not Fair , everyting was different den I was in da government.

Ranting Tory :

But Mr. Dion , isn't that when you are suppose to do something?

Stephan Dion :

Do you know ard it is to set priorities.

Ranting Tory :

OK , so do you hope to win the next election?

Stephan Dion :

When is dat? no one tell me anyting



So there you have it folks , a candid interview with Mr. Dion , stay tuned next week , we have a few surprise guests coming on that I know you'll be thrilled to see. Until next, time cheerio.



Timothy Coderre

PS sorry about cousin Deni

Joanne (True Blue) said...

So, are you helping cherniak?

Not 'helping'. We both happen to be against MMP.

You can make up your own mind.

Joanne (True Blue) said...

T.C. - Good one! Thanks for the chuckle.

Anonymous said...

This will not make you laugh. Actually more proof that the education premier is misleading the public re: EQAO test scores.

See James Wallace(toronto sun)

"Results from the EQAO show that despite $4billion in new education spending over the past 4 y;ears and a watering down of tests, student scores for reading, writing and math in Gr.3,6, and 9 have plateaued for the past two years and fallen short of government targets".

Another promise broken.

However that's because the lion's share of the money spent went to ballooning a bureaucracy rather than on effective reading and math programs.

Ontarians should be very afraid that with yesterday's promises the education premier is looking to bloat the ranks by billions more.

This needs a new thread I think Joanne. Sorry, but the truth about how bad education has regressed under the Liberals has to be told.

No textbooks for secondary math either this year thanks to the rush to dumb that down.

Joanne (True Blue) said...

No textbooks for secondary math either this year thanks to the rush to dumb that down.

Seriously? Wow.

This needs a new thread I think Joanne. Sorry, but the truth about how bad education has regressed under the Liberals has to be told.

I agree. I have a few irons in the fire, so to speak, but this one is important. Thanks.