It is a huge conflict of interest for politicians to decide those rules themselves. 2 Federally, the Canadian Alliance adopted at its Policy Convention held in Ottawa last January a similar position. Registrations are now accepted. Leaders or representatives of BC's political parties. There is widespread unhappiness with government.
People feel disconnected from the political process.
In particular people think government is unaccountable, and unrepresentative. Our voting system wastes most votes, many vote for candidates they don't really want for fear of wasting their vote. This conference will bring together academics, politicians, activists, and interested citizens. Political scientists have been asked to submit papers. In addition to the luncheon speaker and panelists, twelve academic papers selected by the Programme Committee will be presented.