Mr. Speaker, voters of Nanaimo-Cowichan will have a more meaningful say in how they are governed thanks to a recently installed televoting system in my riding.
Rather than insult my voters by only asking them what they think once every four or five years, this ongoing project in participatory democracy will register voters in my riding enabling them to vote electronically on various issues.
From November 27 to December 10, voters in my riding will be asked whether a binding national referendum on capital punishment should be held.
Members opposite appear to shun direct democracy in favour of top down party directed policy. We in Reform want to listen to what the public has to say.
We believe that the average voter wants to have a say more often than every four or five years. With the televoting system, the people of Nanaimo-Cowichan will be helping to lead the way into the future.