{"id":4340,"date":"2018-09-27T08:54:33","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T15:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/?p=4340"},"modified":"2018-11-06T00:23:08","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T08:23:08","slug":"proportional-representation-electoral-reform-4-of-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/?p=4340","title":{"rendered":"Proportional Representation [Electoral Reform]     4 of 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Electoral Reform 4 of 6<\/p>\n<p>I suspect that the idea that our electoral system is \u2018broken\u2019 and needs \u2018fixing\u2019 is a reflection of voters dissatisfaction with government.<\/p>\n<p>But is democracy \u2018broken\u2019 and can, not will but can, changing the electoral system \u2018fix\u2019 what is \u2018broken\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>On the question of whether democracy in Canada is \u2018broken\u2019 read \u201cThe Unbroken Machine: Canada&#8217;s Democracy in Action\u201d by Dale Smith (2017).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Unbroken-Machine.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4393 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Unbroken-Machine-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Unbroken Machine\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Unbroken-Machine-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/The-Unbroken-Machine.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I have highly recommended the book since I finished reading it. It is a paperback and at just over 150 pages is accessible [readable] even for those who are not heavy duty readers. The pages are packed with the history, whys and wherefores of our electoral system.<\/p>\n<p>In fact this book should be used for civics as the text to provide a solid foundation for students understanding of Canada\u2019s electoral system, its history and context in preparation for becoming voters.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with \u2018The Unbroken Machine\u201d ensures a solid understanding of our current electoral system and establishes common terms of reference and understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Smith does not think that Canadian Democracy is broken, a point of view I held before reading Smith\u2019s book. Reading \u201cThe Unbroken Machine\u201d did reinforce my view that the electoral system is not \u2018broken\u2019 and deepened my understanding of our electoral system and its history.<\/p>\n<p>Of particular importance, and providing a large proceed with caution warning sign to the idea of \u2018fixing\u2019 or \u2018improving\u2019 our democracy, is Mr. Smith\u2019s well supported argument that \u2018improvements\u2019 made to the system in recent decades have in fact had negative consequences and need to be rolled back.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that to improve the system we have to remove the \u2018improvements\u2019 we made emphasizes the amount of care and thought needed before making changes and that no matter the care and thought changes can have unintended and\/or unforeseen consequences.<\/p>\n<p>I do disagree with Mr. Smith\u2019s conclusion that the problem with Canadian democracy is ignorance of the civics of our electoral system.<\/p>\n<p>While I agree there is an abysmal level of understanding of the history and design of our electoral system I believe that, as Shakespeare expressed it, &#8220;the fault is not in our stars [electoral system], but in ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We get the governments we do because we insist the world conform to what we know for sure [even though what we know is wrong], refuse to see what reality actually is because it is not what we want it to be and ignore or deny what we do not want to be reality.<\/p>\n<p>Of course politicians and politics do provide handy scapegoats to allow voters to deny responsibility for the consequences of their inactions\/actions, absolving themselves of responsibility for the consequences of their inactions\/actions.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all the excuse mongering and denial of responsibility we elect the government that is elected\u2026&#8230;or fail to act to elect the government we want. The bottom line is that Canada is potentially a democracy and voters could act to elect a government that would focus on solid financial management, addressing issues, problem solving and good governance \u2013 if that was a priority.<\/p>\n<p>Potentially a democracy based on the question: if the accepted standard for democracy is consent of the governed does giving consent have any meaning if those giving consent don\u2019t understand what they are consenting to?<\/p>\n<p>It is an important question since Canadians base their voting decisions on what they choose\/want to believe, on ignoring or denying any realities they do not like. By ignoring reality and embracing assumption and what they want to be true, Canadian voting is currently based on ignorance of the facts.<\/p>\n<p>Before we set out to \u2018fix\u2019 our democracy, we should make sure we are a democracy and that voter\u2019s consent is informed consent [consent given with full knowledge of the risks involved, probable consequences, and alternatives courses of action].<\/p>\n<p>Because no electoral system, no change to the electoral system, will improve the governance and management delivered by governments when it is the actions and behaviours of the voters that is responsible for the actions and behaviours of the government.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Warranty-J.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4392\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Warranty-J-300x262.jpg\" alt=\"Warranty J\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Warranty-J-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Warranty-J.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe government you elect is the government you deserve.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Thomas Jefferson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If voters want good governance and good management from government then voters need to change <strong><em>their<\/em><\/strong> behaviours.<\/p>\n<p>Voters need to accept responsibility for their actions and behaviours, invest the time and effort to attain an understanding of the facts of the issues and act on that understanding no matter the discomfort involved..<\/p>\n<p>As a first step to better government, voters need to demand better governance from our current government by voting No on proportional representation; telling the government do it properly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/?p=4332\" target=\"_blank\">Part 1 of 6<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/?p=4334\" target=\"_blank\">Part 2 of 6<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/?p=4346\" target=\"_blank\">Part 3 of 6<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/?p=4342\" target=\"_blank\">Part 5 of 6<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jameswbreckenridge.ca\/?p=4344\" target=\"_blank\">Part 6 of 6<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electoral Reform 4 of 6 I suspect that the idea that our electoral system is \u2018broken\u2019 and needs \u2018fixing\u2019 is a reflection of voters dissatisfaction with government. But is democracy \u2018broken\u2019 and can, not will but can, changing the electoral system \u2018fix\u2019 what is \u2018broken\u2019? On the question of whether democracy in Canada is \u2018broken\u2019 read \u201cThe Unbroken Machine: Canada&#8217;s Democracy in Action\u201d by Dale Smith (2017).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,30,62,21,64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bzn_news","category-caveat-emptor","category-politics-the-issues","category-provincial","category-the-james-commentary"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Proportional Representation [Electoral Reform]   4 of 6 - James W. 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