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  • Electoral Reform Backed In British Columbia (Falls Short In Referendum, Nother Try in November)

    05/19/2005 10:02:51 PM PDT · by goldstategop · 5 replies · 285+ views
    Times Colonist ^ | 05/19/05 | Lindsay Kines And Jeff Rud
    Leaders back electoral reform Lindsay Kines and Jeff Rud Times Colonist Thursday, May 19, 2005 The leaders of B.C.'s three main political parties have got the message: Voters want changes to the province's electoral system. In a rare show of harmony, Premier Gordon Campbell, NDP Leader Carole James and Green party Leader Adriane Carr agreed Wednesday that B.C. needs to keep working on the issue, even though a referendum on one suggested change failed to pass Tuesday. "There's a real hunger to move and look at ways of improving our system," Campbell said. "I've been a clear advocate of that...