The Democracy Papers
The Democracy Papers are based on more than 40 years of active participation in Ontario and Canadian politics. There are 14 papers:
Babel-on-the-Bay
Babel-on-the-Bay is the personal website of Peter Lowry. It is a vehicle for political commentaries.
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NORTH-SOUTH: Commentaries on the 2008 Elections
The Democracy Papers
- # 5 Vote for a new system without knowing cost?
- # 6 To examine proportional voting look at more than two examples
- #1 Politics and political parties confused citizens’ assembly
- #10 Our citizens’ assembly could have done better
- #11 Ten reasons to support first-past-the-post vote
- #12 Are we all as sure as those who support MMP voting?
- #13 Voters need to be careful about what they wish for
- #14 The need for voting reform post-referendum in Ontario
- #2 The wasted vote and other myths
- #3 Vote for a new system without knowing cost?
- #4 Brush up your calculus for new voting method
- #7 Asking the ‘Why’s’ of the referendum
- #8 Referendum results could spell an end to the democracy we know
- #9 To be a ‘No’ committee is no easy task