Proportional Representation: MP Stephen Woodworth meets FVC Waterloo #1
Channel: Laurel L. Russwurm
Date: 10/11/2013

Stephen Woodworth, Member of Parliament for the Ontario riding of Kitchener Centre (Conservative Party of Canada), speaks with representatives of Fair Vote Canada's Waterloo Region Chapter.

FVC WRC co-chairs, Sharon Sommerville and Shanon Adshade headed a delegation to present Mr. Woodworth with a Fair Vote Petition asking the federal government to study electoral reform to a system that would provide Canadians with Proportional Representation.  After explaining that he would present the FVC petition to Parliament whether or not he agrees with it, Mr Woodworth spent some time in conversation with the delegation to discuss the issue.

In this portion of the discussion Mr Woodworth expressed concerns that Proportional Representation would "fracture the party system."  

Bob Jonkman explains to the MP how PR would instead heal the Party System.   Then Sharon Sommerville elaborates on how the proportional electoral systems envisioned for Canada would establish thresholds which would prevent the fracturing that concerns the MP.  

Mr Woodworth tells them, "I'm more of a reformer than a revolutionary."