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So...how would proportional representation even work? Would your representatives be chosen for you, based on the total number of votes in the province?

You’re thinking of the closed party list electoral system. Which isn’t being proposed for Canada.

Proportional representation is a family of voting systems that corresponds to the percentage of the vote.

The 3 systems that are under the pr umbrella are the single transferable vote, mixed-member proportional and party lists.

who gets to choose who occupies those proportionally delegated seats in the legislative assembly, if it's no longer chosen by each riding?

The single transferable vote groups multiple single member ridings into one like from 1 to 5 representatives. With mixed-member it’s a hybrid between first past the post and party lists, where you get 2 ticks one for your local representative and one for your preferred party.

I get how this works, in theory...but in practice, we would no longer be choosing our own representatives anymore. You'd get proportional representation...but lose the choice of who those representatives are.

Thats not accurate. Since you can rank your candidates on the ballot with stv or chose between your local candidate with mmp.

The Canada Food Price Report just issued reveals that a quarter of Canadian households are living in food insecurity and that they will be forced to spend nearly one thousand dollars more on groceries in 2026. This means that hunger in Canada will continue to rise as more Canadians will be forced to skip meals or sacrifice to keep their children fed.

The report notes that only four food conglomerates control 72 per cent of the grocery market in Canada. New Democrats have long called for effective action to police anti-competitive practices caused by this monopoly. We reiterate our call for mandatory standards to ensure free competition and fight collusion in price-setting, and for the government to properly enforce the Grocery Code of Conduct.

Please stick around, there are people who want you here.

Kamloops is currently scheduled to receive 10 heavy-duty electric buses after construction is complete in fall 2026. Work to prepare the site to receive new electric buses includes:

Eight BC Transit systems are lined up for electrification projects, including Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Nelson, Powell River, Sunshine Coast, Victoria and Whistler. In 2024, BC Transit placed orders for 125 heavy-duty electric buses with Nova Bus and New Flyer. Fifteen electric buses are currently in service in Victoria.

But emergency departments are not intended for the long-term care of patients, and being stuck in the hallway came with stress. She witnessed, for example, hospital security tackle a man at the foot of her bed.

Stories like Gill’s are far from rare in British Columbia. Over the last decade, the province’s hospitals have consistently operated over capacity. That means people admitted for overnight care are regularly cared for in locations including hallways and emergency room nooks, rather than in spaces designated for ongoing care. It also means nurses and other hospital staff are left caring for more patients than they should be.

Hospital overcrowding leads to more medical errors and less effective care for patients, health-care officials broadly agree. As hospitals approach full capacity, traffic jams emerge and care becomes less efficient. Officials in Fraser Health have been warned that occupancy levels above 95 per cent lead to worse patient outcomes. The Tyee is supported by readers like you Join us and grow independent media in Canada

New data provided to The Tyee reveals that seven B.C. hospitals operated at more than 20 per cent over capacity last year. In such hospitals, that means at least one of every six patients is cared for in an “unfunded” bed. Fifty of B.C.’s 87 hospitals had more patients than beds over the last year.

The falun gong cult is wild!

It is China's third aircraft carrier and China's first designed domestically and also the first capable of more advanced catapult-assisted take-offs -- a powerful launch system to rapidly accelerate fixed-wing planes for short-distance flight.

Alexander believes the premier’s plan could have the opposite effect, potentially triggering more court cases from First Nations and thereby creating more uncertainty for resource extraction and other industries in the long run, while also damaging the province’s relationship with First Nations.

“People have very fragile trust in the government of the day, but when they so intentionally change legislation to ensure that there’s no objective party reviewing how they perform reconciliation, it seems very insidious.”

This year, B.C. passed legislation to fast-track the North Coast transmission line, renewable energy projects and yet-to-be-defined “provincially significant projects.” The B.C. government admitted it had not fulfilled its consultation obligations before introducing the legislation, which many First Nations forcefully criticized.

Dr Moran of the NGS criticised the Labour Party motion as "significantly misinformed" in many regards, including the reference to WHO guidelines. "There are no WHO guidelines regarding Gender Healthcare, and there have never been," he said.

He also criticised WPATH, saying what he called "the most extensive and authoritative review of evidence in Gender Healthcare," by UK paediatrician Hilary Cass, "found that the WPATH Standards of Care (SOC8) were not evidence based and unfounded."

Mohan is a dirty transphobe doubling down on bigotry and denying healthcare to those who need it now.

I strongly agree! Canadians need to shed the americanization of our form of english.