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Specialcommitteeonthe Citizens T H E L E G I S L A T I V E A S S E M B L Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A S P E C I A L C O M M I T T E E O N T H E C I T I Z E N S ’ A S S E M B L Y O N E L E C T O R A L R E F O R M FINAL REPORT FIFTH SESSION, THIRTY-SEVENTH PARLIAMENT FEBRUARY 2005 LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA British Columbia. Legislative Assembly. Special Committee on the Citizen’s Assembly on Electoral Reform. Final report At head of title: The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. “Fifth Session, 37th Parliament.” Submitted to Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Cf. Covering letter. ISBN 0-7726-5282-1 1. British Columbia. Citizen’s Assembly on Electoral Reform. 2. British Columbia. Legislative Assembly - Elections - Planning - Citizen participation. 3. Elections - British Columbia. I. Title. II. Title: Special Committee on the Citizen’s Assembly on Electoral Reform final report. JL438.B74 2005 324.6’3’09711 C2005-960023-3 Office of the Clerk of Committees SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY ON ELECTORAL REFORM Location: Room 224, Parliament Buildings Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1X4 Telephone: (250) 356-2933 Toll free at: 1-877-428-8337 Fax: (250) 356-8172 Email: [email protected] Internet Homepage: This report and others are available at our Internet Homepage which also contains further information about this and other Select Standing and Special Committees: http://www.leg.bc.ca/cmt February 8, 2005 To the Honourable, The Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia Honourable Members: I have the honour to present herewith the Final Report of the Special Committee on the Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform. The Final report covers the work of the Committee from November 3, 2004 to February 7, 2005. We would like to thank Dr. Blaney, Chair of the Citizens' Assembly as well as senior staff of the Citizens' Assembly for their informative and enthusiastic updates. We would also especially like to thank the 160 British Columbians who came together to make this experiment in deliberative democracy such a success. Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Committee. Jeff Bray, MLA Chair TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ..................................................................................................I TERMS OF REFERENCE ................................................................................................................... II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................. III WORK OF THE COMMITTEE .......................................................................................................... 1 List of Committee Meetings .................................................................................................................. 1 ELECTORAL REFORM REFERENDUM ................................................................................................ 2 PROGRESS REPORTS ..................................................................................................................... 3 Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 3 April 7, 2004 Meeting ............................................................................................................................ 3 Follow-up information........................................................................................................................... 6 October 29, 2004 Meeting ..................................................................................................................... 7 December 14, 2004 Meeting .................................................................................................................. 9 CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................................... 14 APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................. 15 Appendix A: Citizens’ Assembly Process .............................................................................................. 15 Appendix B: Electoral Reform Referendum Act ................................................................................... 16 Appendix C: Ballots and Vote Counting Under BC-STV ..................................................................... 18 COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Jeff Bray, MLA Chair Victoria-Beacon Hill Kevin Krueger, MLA Deputy Chair Kamloops-North Thompson Elayne Brenzinger, MLA Surrey-Whalley Blair Lekstrom, MLA Peace River South Joy K. MacPhail, MLA Vancouver-Hastings Rob Nijjar, MLA Vancouver-Kingsway Judith Reid, MLA Nanaimo-Parksville CLERK TO THE COMMITTE Craig James, Clerk Assistant and Clerk of Committees COMMITTEE RESEARCHER Jonathan Fershau, A/Committee Research Analyst Special Committee on the Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform i Final Report, February 2005 TERMS OF REFERENCE On March 4, 2004, the House approved the following motion to appoint and empower the Special Committee on the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform: That a Special Committee on the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform be appointed and authorized to receive reports from the chair of the Citizens' Assembly on the progress of the Citizens' Assembly's work. The Special Committee so appointed shall have the powers of a Select Standing Committee and is also empowered: (a) to appoint of their number one or more sub-committees and to refer to such sub- committees any of the matters referred to the Committee; (b) to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House; (c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and (d) to retain personnel as required to assist the Committee; and shall report to the House on the matters referred to the Committee as soon as possible or following any adjournment, or at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly. ii Special Committee on the Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform Final Report, February 2005 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Special Committee would like to recognize the invaluable contribution made by Dr. Jack Blaney, Chair of the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform. His tireless dedication and commitment to the process of deliberative democracy has established British Columbia as a leader in reinvigorating parliamentary democracy in both Canada and the world. The Special Committee would also like to acknowledge the work of the senior staff of the Citizens' Assembly, who provided committee members with constructive information on the Citizens' Assembly process and its ultimate decision to recommend British Columbia - Single Transferable vote (BC-STV) for inclusion as a referendum question at the May 17, 2005 provincial general election. Senior staff members included Dr. Ken Carty, chief research officer; Dr. Campbell Sharman, associate research officer; Dr. Leo Perra, director of operations; Marilyn Jacobson, director of communications; Don MacLachlan, associate director of communications; Susanna Haas, project coordinator and member liaison; and Christina Wong, executive assistant to the Chair. We would also like to thank those who worked behind the scenes to make this process such a success: the office staff, discussion group facilitators and note-takers, and the academic and training consultants who provided support to the Citizens' Assembly process. Finally, we would like to thank the 160 British Columbians who volunteered their time and commitment to advance electoral reform in British Columbia. Collectively, they have exemplified respect, dignity, intelligence, and a common desire to make British Columbia a better place to live. Special Committee on the Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform iii Final Report, February 2005 WORK OF THE COMMITTEE On March 4, 2004, the Legislative Assembly approved a motion instructing the Special Committee on the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform to receive reports from the Chair of the Citizens' Assembly on the progress of the Citizens' Assembly's work. In previous reports, the Committee unanimously approved the nomination of Dr. Jack Blaney as Chair of the Citizens' Assembly, and confirmed Dr. Blaney's recommendations for senior staff positions. The Committee also made inquiries into the delegate selection process, the Citizens' Assembly's communications plan, delegate and public education, and the proposed format for public hearings. This report summarizes the briefings the Committee has received from Dr. Blaney and senior staff of the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform from April 2004 to December 2004. During this period, the Citizens' Assembly conducted and concluded its work — culminating in the release of the Citizens' Assembly's final report on December 10, 2004. Minutes and transcripts of committee proceedings, as well as previous committee reports, are available at http://www.leg.bc.ca/cmt. Additional information concerning the work of the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform is available at http://www.citizensassembly.bc.ca/. LIST OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
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