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I predicted BC’s current political situation

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 03:10:52 +0000

Last March, I predicted BC’s current political situation in my column for L’Express du Pacifique. I wrote that two of BC’s three main parties would have new leaders by the next election. The original article, in French, can be found here: http://www.lexpress.org/opinion/le-temps-est-il-venu-pour-de-nouveaux-chefs/ I do not understand why many seem to be surprised by the current Continue reading →

Christy Clark on BC-STV

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:51:38 +0000

If you just have one thing to watch before making your mind on the referendum, I recommend Christy Clark’s comment. It is available here on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhccpzI4lbQ If you can’t see the video, the text is available on cknw’s website here: http://www.cknw.com/blog/christys_bc_15/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10031397 Frédéric Van Caenegem

BC-STV ridings make sense

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:40:19 +0000

My last of three short texts regarding the referendum One aspect on which very little has been written on is the ridings under BC-STV and FPTP electoral systems. One quick look at the map will show one thing very quickly: the ridings are bigger under BC-STV! That being said, are they better? The current system Continue reading →

Another dumb decision by Translink

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Sun, 10 May 2009 18:41:09 +0000

Congratulation to Translink’s unelected board to have schedule they Annual Meeting on Election day (May 12). This decision ensures there will be as little as possible media coverage regarding decisions taken on that day. A day that has been scheduled and made public just a few years ago by the provincial legislature! Frédéric Van Caenegem

Watch this before you vote!

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:03:25 +0000

Before you vote, watch this video and tell all your friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhccpzI4lbQ Few have been as honest and insightful as former Deputy Premier Christy Clark on CKNW yesterday. Here’s the video everybody needs to see before they vote in Tuesday’s provincial referendum. As Christy says, this is the most important vote we’ll cast. Please forward Continue reading →

STV vs MMP

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:53:20 +0000

The second of three short text about the upcoming referendum. Some MMP supporter say vote no for STV, because we are going to have instead a supposedly better system in MMP. While I certainly respect that some people may prefer MMP to STV, I urge voters to actually vote regarding the two systems proposed on Continue reading →

Social Studies 11

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:48:40 +0000

A student asked me a few questions about BC-STV for her Social Studies 11 course a few days ago. Here were my answers! > When you first time heard about BC-STV? In 2004, when the Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform (http://www.citizensassembly.bc.ca/) decided that STV should be used for British Columbia. I didn’t follow that much Continue reading →

BC-STV and the Indo-Canadian vote

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Tue, 05 May 2009 07:21:42 +0000

BC-STV and the Indo-Canadian vote My first of three short articles regarding BC-STV Before the referendum on May 6th. This article is about electioneering, a discipline that is absolutely despicable but also unfortunately very efficient! There is a general negative attitude towards BC-STV in the Indo-Canadian community. The reason comes from an association of the Continue reading →

CILS-FM

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:35:23 +0000

I was interviewed about BC-STV (or VUT: Vote Unique Transférable) on CILS-FM 107.9 (a French-language community radio based in Victoria) earlier today. It will be rebroadcast. More info on the French side: http://blogue.vancf.net/2009/04/22/cils-fm/ Frédéric Van Caenegem

On May 12

Frédéric Van Caenegem — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:11:10 +0000

My latest comment published in today’s 24hrs newspaper. It is an unusually very neutral comment from myself. On May 12, the referendum on electoral reform will be more important than the election itself. The election will impact us for the next few years; the referendum will impact us for the next few decades at the Continue reading →