Six reasons to say ‘No’ to electoral reform, Hepburn, Oct. 31

Bob Hepburn got it half right. We should say no, and always have, to the type of reform the NDP has been pushing for years to give it the power to make or break a coalition government.

But we need a system to avoid the necessity of strategic voting, to avoid a minority sneaking up the middle, to keep every MP responsible only to their voters. A system where the MP has to listen to everyone and not just his or her rabid supporters.

That system goes by many names, but I call it the ranked ballot. To simplify, every voter gets three choices: first, second and third. We need to say yes to that electoral reform. Then our votes would really count.