Bring on the Referendum What You Need to Know September 17, 2007

On October 10 you will be asked a referendum question that could change the course of politics in Ontario. You will be asked how you would like to elect provincial politicians in future � either the way we do it now, called first-past-the-post, or a new way called mixed-member proportional. Don't know what that is? Now is your chance to find out!

Speakers representing diverse views and coming from different parts of the political spectrum will discuss the benefits and risks of changing how we elect politicians. What do you value? Majority governments with the ability to pass legislation more easily or minority governments that build coalitions? At the end of the evening you'll come away with a clearer understanding of which system will deliver the type of political representation and accountability you would like to see at Queen's Park.

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Rick Anderson: Campaign Committee Chair, vote for MMP; former chief advisor to former Reform Party Leader Preston Manning; Director, Fireweed Democracy Project.

Catherine Baquero: recent University of Toronto graduate; former member of the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform mandated by the government to assess Ontario's electoral system.

Jonathan Rose: Academic Director, Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform; Associate Professor of Political Science, Queen's University.

Edelgard Mahant: Senior Scholar, Glendon Research Group in Public and International Affairs; Co-founder of the No MMP campaign.

Elections Ontario will present an introductory video. Presented by the St. Lawrence Centre FORUM and endorsed by Equal Voice, Fair Vote Canada, Vote for MMP, No MMP

Official Website: http://forum.stlc.com/forum.php