i don't think that giving parties the right to appoint people to the legislature is in any remote way described using the word "democracy".

that's a system of oligarchy that removes any concept of accountability.

the funny thing about it is that the ndp supports abolishing the senate. but, what they really want to do is abolish the house and replace it with the senate, isn't it? the way that a system like this works itself out is that you get appointed in return for financial contributions of some sort. it's a way to put these seats up for sale.

i'd like to see a move towards more direct democracy, not towards a more technocratic concept of government. we need more accountability, not less of it; we need more power for people, and less power for so-called representatives.

this is the third try at this. canadians are clear that they don't like the status quo. but, hopefully the ndp is on the cusp of starting to understand that pr isn't the right path towards substantive democratic reform.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-bc-unveils-its-proposed-question-for-voters-in-electoral-reform/