Citizens Assembly Blog

Blog assessment of the impact of electoral reform on national Canadian elections

Summary: Blog assessment of the impact of electoral reform on national Canadian elections. British Columbia’s citizens assembly is mentioned in passing.

Publication: TheTyee.ca (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Title: Can Layton be trusted on vote reform?
Date: January 20, 2006
By: Andrew MacLeod

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Demochoice's data indirectly endorsing a BC-style citizens assembly for Canada

Summary: Letter-to-editor reporting on Demochoice’s new data on the impact on Canadian national elections of moving to an STV voting system.

Publication: Straight.com
Title: Virtual election shows superiority of STV
Date: 19-Jan-2006
By: Antony Hodgson

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Green Party’s Lade touts his party’s support for a national citizens assembly

Summary: Green Party’s Lade touts his party’s support for a national citizens assembly.

Publication: Victoria News (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Title: Green’s Lade No Longer So Green
Date: Jan 18 2006
By: Mark Browne

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A quirky endorsement of British Columbia's citizens assembly--by a Canadian Marxist-Leninist candidate

Summary: A Canadian Marxist-Leninist candidate endorses British Columbia’s Citizens Assembly, and then appears to misapply the concept to a local problem.

Publication: Hope Standard (Hope, British Columbia)
Title: Pull the plug on party politics, says Marxist-Leninist
Date: January 12, 2006

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A rousing newspaper editorial in favor of Canciamilla and Richman's proposed citizens assembly

Summary: California’s Contra Costa Times publishes a rousing editorial in favor of Canciamilla and Richman’s proposed Citizens Assembly.

Publication: Contra Costa Times
Title: New power ahead for state citizens?
Date: January 08, 2006
By: LISA VORDERBRUEGGEN, Time Political Editor

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A San Francisco Chronicle smorgasbord of reform ideas for California includes a citizens assembly

Summary: New America Foundation’s David Lesher offers a smorgasbord of reform ideas for California, including a citizens assembly.

Publication: San Francisco Chronicle
Title: California Schemin'; The Golden State needs big, bold ideas to solve the puzzle its future presents
By: David Lesher
Date: January 8, 2006

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Ontario, California’s Inland Valley Daily Bulletin covers California’s proposed citizens assembly

Summary: Ontario, California’s Inland Valley Daily Bulletin covers California’s proposed citizens assembly.

Publication: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Title: Plan would let citizens change state government
Date: January 5, 2005

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CNEWS reports Green Party of Canada's Endorsement of Citizens Assembly

Summary: CNEWS picks up Green Party of Canada press release endorsing British Columbia style citizens assembly.

Publication: CNEWS (CANOE Network)
Title: Green leader touts B.C.-style citizens' assembly
Date: January 4, 2006
By: STEVE MERTL

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Prominent Sacramento Bee columnist calls on Governor to Endorse Citizens Assembly Proposal

Summary: Dan Walters, a Sacramento Bee columnist, pens a rousing endorsement of the Citizens Assembly and calls on the Governor to embrace it.

Publication: Sacramento Bee, p. A3.
Title: If governor's looking for a cause, not a cop-out, here's an idea
By: Dan Walters, Bee Columnist
Date: January 3, 2006

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Note: On January 4, 2006, this article was reprinted in The Argus (Fremont, California) with the title "Schwarzenegger reforms fail, but two legislators try new tack."

Green Party of Canada adopts citizens assembly election platform

Summary: Green Party of Canada includes a citizens assembly for democratic renewal as part of its 2006 election platform.

Publication: Press Release
Date: January 2, 2006
Title: Green Party launches election platform
Attention: Assignment Editor, City Editor, News Editor, Photo Editor, Government/Political Affairs Editor

For the press release, click here.