I am OK with federal MPs speaking up. Several NDP MPs have spoken up in favour of pro-rep, but I haven't heard any advocate for BC-STV yet. Let the lobbying begin.

This is a reasonable position if the threshold was 50% +1, but with a 60% threshold choosing to stand aside from the decision is the same as a NO vote, because an effort must be made for it to pass. Sadly I think that this is the majority opinion among BC-NDP leaders, They want STV to fail, but want to appear in favour on pro-rep as a matter of principle, so they stans aside from the decision. Among rank and file members the level of knowledge on the issue is very low, which leads me to belive that here has been no discussion within the party.

Bingo. I think this position is short sided though. The NDP stands to benefit from STV in the sense that they will recieve a net benefit from Green vote transfers. I think that many dippers believe that if pro-rep is defeated that the Green Party will collapse and that the BC-NDP will recieve the green votes. I don't think that this willl happen, given Green polling over the last 20 years.

I will be looking forward to hearing from them.

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