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MMP vs. FPTP
Thursday, September 27 2007 8:00 PM

MMP vs. FPTP

The Debate: MMP vs. FPTP

Live from the Munk Centre for International Studies: everything you ever wanted to know about Ontario's upcoming referendum on electoral reform but were afraid to ask.

Guests

Rick Anderson is is CEO of ASCI-Anderson Strategic Consulting Inc. He has also served as campaign manager or strategic advisor for numerous general election and leadership campaigns and candidates in the Liberal and Reform parties.

Marilyn Churley was the minister of consumer and commercial relations and registrar general in the Ontario NDP government from 1990-1995. She served as a New Democratic MPP for 15 years and as a Toronto city councillor for two.

Sheila Copps is a former Liberal MP, deputy prime minister, and minister of the environment. She is the author of Worth Fighting For.

David Fleet is a director of the No MMP campaign.

Dennis Pilon is a professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria. He is the author of The Politics of Voting: Reforming Canada's Electoral System.

Marilyn Churley was the minister of consumer and commercial relations and registrar general in the Ontario NDP government from 1990-1995. She served as a New Democratic MPP for 15 years and as a Toronto city councillor for two.

Sheila Copps is a former Liberal MP, deputy prime minister, and minister of the environment. She is the author of Worth Fighting For.

Producers

Susanna Kelley is The Agenda's Queen’s Park bureau chief, a position she has held for TVOntario for over a decade. For 14 years she produced the Fourth Reading portion of Studio 2, and as co-host of Backroom 411, provided insight into the thinking behind many political decisions made in the backrooms of Queen’s Park.

Daniel Kitts is a producer on The Agenda with Steve Paikin. His main areas of interest are international affairs and the debates around climate change. Daniel has worked at TVO since 1999. He has also worked at the CBC, and contributed articles to the National Post and globeandmail.com. Daniel holds a Bachelor's Degree from the Carleton School of Journalism. Follow Daniel on Twitter.

Daniel Kitts is a producer on The Agenda with Steve Paikin. His main areas of interest are international affairs and the debates around climate change. Daniel has worked at TVO since 1999. He has also worked at the CBC, and contributed articles to the National Post and globeandmail.com. Daniel holds a Bachelor's Degree from the Carleton School of Journalism. Follow Daniel on Twitter.

Susanna Kelley is The Agenda's Queen’s Park bureau chief, a position she has held for TVOntario for over a decade. For 14 years she produced the Fourth Reading portion of Studio 2, and as co-host of Backroom 411, provided insight into the thinking behind many political decisions made in the backrooms of Queen’s Park.

Resources

Links

Post-Show Video Chat

Your Agenda: Post-Show Video Chat

Following Thursday's on-air discussion, Steve Paikin hosted a live web-exclusive video chat featuring guests from the Munk Centre taking your questions.

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