electoral reform
What’d I miss?: Electoral Reform in B.C.
November 4, 2018By: Michelle Gomez, Staff writer Have you noticed the ballots and pamphlets in your mailbox? B.C.’s upcoming 2018 Referendum on Electoral Reform will decide whether we keep our first-past-the-post system (FPTP) or switch to one of three proportional representation (PR) systems. This is following two previous referendums, one in 2005 and one in 2009, neither of which brought any changes. Voting in the referendum could entirely restructure B.C.’s politics, but currently, about one third of British Columbians are undecided about how to vote. Anyone who is a Canadian citizen, is 18 or older, and has been a resident of British…
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SFYou: Katrina Chen’s road to becoming Burnaby-Lougheed’s MLA
November 3, 2018By: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer Fast facts Name: Katrina Chen Pronouns: She / her / hers Department affiliation: Political science and history Hometown: Chen was born in Taiwan, but has lived in British Columbia for many years Occupation: Aside from…
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The future of electoral reform
June 2, 2017By: Olivia Roberts After the federal Liberal government announced the broken promise of electoral reform back in February, there remained another vote with the potential to bring about a big change. However, the House of Commons voted on Wednesday to…
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