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STV opposition and the backroom boys

Submitted by Lisa (not verified) on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 12:52am.

Bill Tieleman, STV opposition spokesperson and campaign manager for Mel Lehan, the NDP candidate contesting Gordon Campbell's seat, incomprehensibly managed to thwart electoral reform that would most likely benefit the NDP's prospects in many ridings if the "wasted ballot" effect were removed. He also failed to genuinely promote his candidate who already had a very high profile and was held in high regard for his commitment to a very serious issue: food security and local agriculture. Mel Lehan has a reputation of integrity and commitment to community values and, set against the extremely dubious record of his opponent, the premier of the province, could have won the election based soley on his community reputation.

To add insult to injury, Bill Tieleman persists in his perversive pursuit of some ultimate defeat of the left by proposing mandatory voting!

http://thetyee.ca/Views/2009/05/12/ForcedVote/

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