Weekend Five: Final Decisions

Day One – April 14, 2007

Plenary Session:

Open Forum
Open Forum (PDF, 44KB)
Weekend 4 Meeting Notes (PDF, 37KB)
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Plenary Session:

Decision on Outstanding MMP Issue
In this session, a group of Assembly members who spent time researching the issue of overhangs in MMP shared what they’d learned. After some discussion the Assembly made a final decision on the issue.

Plenary Session:

SMP or MMP: Making a Final Decision
In this session, offered Assembly members a principles-based comparison of the two systems before them: Single Member Plurality and Mixed Member Proportional.
SMP or MMP: Making your final decision (PDF, 248KB)
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Plenary Session:

Weighing SMP and MMP
Following work in group sessions, Assembly members discussed the pros and cons of the systems they were considering.
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Plenary Session:

Choosing Between SMP and MMP (vote)
In this session, Assembly members cast their votes in favour of their preferred system. The results of the vote were shared in the second half of the session.
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Day Two – April 15, 2007

Plenary Session:

Approach to Final Report & Ancillary Issues
The Final Report Advisory Committee and the Fundamental Related Issues Committee made presentations on the work they’ve done during the Deliberation Phase.
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Plenary Session:

Deciding on Recommendation to the People of Ontario (vote)
In this session, Assembly members voted on whether to recommend their chosen system to the government and people of Ontario. The results of the vote were shared in the second half of the session.
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