Bryce Asks:
British Columbians are actually heading to two polls this year, municipal and we also have the mail-in referendum on Proportional Representation.
What's your position on Proportional Representation and why? Should Kamloops also consider some sort of electoral reform for municipal to ensure each area/neighbourhood of Kamloops gets equitable representation on council? Perhaps even lowering the municipal voting age to 16 to get youth more engage.
After having done my research I will be voting for Rural Urban Proportional. When BC was first asked if we would like a change 58% voted yes with the majority being in favour of Single Transferable Voting which is utilized the best in Rural Urban Proportional. I believe that we are due for a change, and voting reform is the best way to do that.
I firmly believe that Single Transferable Voting is the most accurate way to represent voters, if we did put forward the idea of local voting reform I would push for that to be the new system. This video explains it really well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XOZJkozfI
I would be in favour of a younger voting age. I think that engaging youth is important in order to build an interest in politics. If you're old enough to have a job and be paying insurance you should be able to take on the civic responsibility of voting.