B.C. electoral system referendum foes lose first round

The B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to expedite a constitutional challenge to the referendum on the first-past-the-post electoral system and told its anti-proportional representation backers to apply for an interim injunction.
At the initial case management conference, Justice Miriam Gropper accepted the government’s submission that it couldn’t get its evidence in order to reply to the challenge before September.
“I appreciate that from the petitioners’ perspective