Expert warns B.C. embarking on democracy 'experiment'

VICTORIA — One of the experts consulted by the NDP on proportional representation says he can’t understand why the government picked two obscure voting systems for the referendum, and warned that voters deserve to see clear maps showing how the proposals will work in the real world.
Peter Loewen, the director of the University of Toronto’s School of Public Policy and Governance, said B.C. runs the risk of experimenting with its core democratic system because two of the three op