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In article <joogleD9nBsC.I5G@netcom.com>,
   joogle@netcom.com (James Ogle) wrote:

>: Consider this....
>
>: Lets say there were only two parties, "A" and "B".  If 49% of the people
>: in each electoral district voted for Party A, and 51% voted for Party B,
>: this would result in ALL of the Party B candidates winning every seat in
>: Parliament.  Party B, therefore, would have a majority (100%) government.
>: Yet, 49% of the population chose Party A.  Are these people being 
represented
>: in Parliament.  Supposedly they would be, but by the OTHER person.


Anyone on the Western Information Network (AM radio in western Canada) may 
have heard Rafe Mayer talking about this issue last week in his opening 
commentary.  I believe most 'thinking people' agree that our system simply 
doesn't work the way we would want it to, however it would take an enormous 
effort to change it.  We need to create the 'political will' in eastern 
Quanada before we see this type of change.  The will exists in western 
Canada... but that doesn't count under the present system.....................

>sigh<

Mark Wilkinson