What Ontario needs is more politicians.
Before you pull the forks out of your eyes, listen up.
Members of the Citizens' Assembly of Electoral Reform are telling the province to change the way it elects its government by modelling itself after New Zealand and Germany, which use a two-part ballot system.
The new system is called mixed-member proportional representation.
How do you like it so far?
I'll point out there's more sheep in New Zealand than people and Germany has a history of going from one extreme to the next.
Ontario uses the first past the post system. I like it. It sounds like a horse race.
I'd do the big explain but, hey, it's Monday, it's nine below, most of us gained four pounds over the weekend, some of us still have a hangover, too many of us had no sex and the relatives, as usual, stayed too long.
My neighbour up the street can't find her teenage daughter, somebody's dog starting barking at 4 a.m. yesterday and the sound wasn't muffled until another neighbour revved up his chainsaw at 7 a.m.
Back to how we vote.
Ontario has been though several governments where the winning party receives the majority of seats, but did not get a majority of the votes. When somebody decided this wasn't fair, the citizens' group was struck and many meetings were held. The end result: we're going to have a referendum on the ballot in October's provincial election.
As well, for reasons unknown due to lack of interest, the citizens' group wants the number of MPPs elected in Ontario increased from 107 to 129.
Between now and the fall, you're going to hear lots about it.
Until then, let's all go back to sleep.
Wake me in the spring.
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