The Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy is holding a debate 7pm today (October 2) at Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto 2 Sussex Avenue (NW corner of St. George & Sussex, one block south of Bloor).
Speakers are Ed Broadbent, former leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada on the pro-MMP side versus Charles Harnick, former attorney general of Ontario on the pro-FPTP side
Update: October 3, 2007
The Toronto Star has a report on the debate which was attended by about 60 people. Charles Harnick, a former P.C. cabinet member stated that the NDP would repeatedly hold the balance of power under MMP.
Both Harnick and Broadbent agreed that there would be more coalition governments under MMP and that the government made a mistake by piggybacking the MMP referendum on the provincial election which is drawing the media attention.
Is Harnick right? Are Liberals or Conservatives for MMP killing their parties’ chances of ever being in government without depending on the NDP for support?
