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- From: robinson@mdivax1.uucp (Jim Robinson)
- Subject: Re: Referendum intitiatives in BC
- Message-ID: <1992Nov9.170107.900@mdivax1.uucp>
- Reply-To: robinson@mdd.comm.mot.com (Jim Robinson)
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- References: <1992Nov9.051137.24942@mprgate.mpr.ca>
- Date: 9 Nov 92 17:03:43 GMT
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- Mark Anderson (manderso@mpr.ca) wrote:
- >jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
- >>Does anyone remember more clearly what the questions were?
- >
- >One asked whether electors should have the right to submit questions
- >for referendum in provincial elections. The other asked whether electors
- >should be able to remove their MLA from office between elections.
- >
- >>And why haven't we heard anything about this?
- >
- >We have. I saw notices in the papers last week soliciting comments from
- >the public on the questions and referendum results. Presumably a
- >commission will make recommendations on how the questions should be
- >interpreted and the policies implemented.
-
- Vaughn Palmer had a column in the Sun last week (I think it was last week),
- in which he quoted various stalling tactics that the NDP seemed to be
- intent on using on the initiatives and recall issues. This is to be
- expected as the NDP were never fans of initiatives and recall and I suspect
- Harcourt supported both during the provincial campaign simply for the sake
- of expediency. I imagine that in the end it will be up to "ordinary BCers"
- to pressure their MLAs if we really want to see these reforms.
- --
- Jim Robinson
- robinson@mdd.comm.mot.com
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