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Letter: Voting for a more accountable government

We talk with people about the facts, history, research and issues with our current voting system
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I am upset and disturbed by the fear mongering and plentiful lies being used by the ‘no’ side of the B.C. electoral referendum.

I am a volunteer with a group on the ‘yes’ side. Myself and hundreds of other sincere, dedicated volunteers have been working hard for months (some for years) to get proportional representation (Pro Rep) in B.C.

We have given out Pro Rep flyers and enjoyed talking with voters at dozens of places and events. At our presentations, we have explained why we think we’ll get better, fairer, more accountable government with Pro Rep. We talk with people about the facts, history, research and issues with our current voting system and the exciting possibilities of improving our government. We are careful to use factual information that is backed up by data from our own and other countries and we are happy to provide references if people have questions.

We have a fact checking website, prorepfactcheck.ca, with references and videos that is overseen by some Canadian experts in electoral reform. It has been shut down several times by sophisticated attacks.

I am sick and tired of the ‘no’ side’s pack of lies and their fear tactics. Many of the voters that I talk to recognize and are fed up with those dirty tricks, too. It is ironic that the Pro Rep opponents’ behaviour in this democratic endeavour highlights why we need to make positive improvements to our voting system.

Diana McGregor

Penticton