Single Transferable Vote – In The Words of Christy Clark
By Beth. Filed in politics |
Kalev brought this video to my attention:
I find this video remarkable candid. Clark admits that when she was a politician, she voted against — and campaigned against — the Single Transferrable Vote (BC-STV) in the last referendum because the old system — First-Past-The-Post — served her interests as a politician, not because it served the voters’ interests. She’s gotten out of politics and she’s now coming out for BC-STV as better for the interests of the average voter — watch the video and listen to her reasons why.
You can also see a transcript of Ms. Clark’s words here.
Tags: BC, BC-STV, British Columbia, politics, single transferable vote
Saturday, May 9th 2009 at 4:33 pm
Her central point is sound, but her delivery is shamefully silly. Did we really need to hear about the generation that fought and died for our right to vote, or “the hacks and the backroom boys”?I find this “fighting the good fight for the common man” so common on radio, and it’s why I never listen.
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Saturday, May 9th 2009 at 4:56 pm
And it’s not just any radio station – it’s CKNW (which I like to refer to as “old white guy yelling at you radio”) – I think her delivery fits in for that audience (which I, like you, am not part of).