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Joe Anglin

Posted on November 3, 2014 | Leave a comment

Joe Anglin

Mr Anglin quit the Wildrose party of Alberta for basically the same reasons I quit the federal NDP and founded this the Federalist party of Canada. Below is the statement Mr. Anglin put out on his Facebook page.

Founder Barry Aulis

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I have written the Speaker of the Assembly, the Hon. Gene Zwozdesky this morning and requested that I be seated as an independent MLA, effective immediately.

It is no secret that I have been a round peg in a square hole in the Wildrose Party. I speak my mind. I bring different experiences and a different point of view to the caucus than my colleagues. This has never been an issue for me: a strong party is made stronger by a variety of opinions. A party that wants to govern a province as big and diverse as ours must be a big tent.

I also believed then – as I do now – that a change of government was one of the most important policies of all. On that point, we were united in our common cause: constructing a real alternative to the Redford government.

Unfortunately, that unity wasn’t destined to last. Behind closed doors, the party has increasingly lost focus on its original mission of creating a true grassroots party. It has been caught up in a civil war between ideologues and pragmatists, with staff, volunteers, and even MLAs being placed into and forced out of positions with alarming frequency. As a result of poor management and infighting, there will be a motion today by my leader, Danielle Smith, to have me removed from caucus. To be honest, this is upsetting but not surprising. It was clear by the way the party executive mishandled my nomination process last June, and by the way they mismanaged the past four by-elections something needs to be corrected.

The Wildrose Party is now at a crossroads. The Party’s interference in local constituency matters and its lack of respect for the democratic process must be corrected if this party is to continue. While I am proud to have worked with my caucus colleagues, and share in their many accomplishments, the party and its leadership are in crisis.

This party was founded on the principles of a grassroots democracy. It is now infested with an unelected backroom weed that is choking off the grassroots movement. I still have the highest regard for Danielle Smith as a person. She is intelligent and thoughtful, but in saying this I have little respect for the people advising her. Ultimately the leader bears the responsibility for addressing these problems.

There is however a silver lining to this cloud. We have seen in just this last week the support Albertans are willing to give on the promise of new management. The Wildrose Party could take a page out of that playbook!

I stand for better government before party politics. Always have, always will! I will serve my constituents, champion the values I hold dear and try to improve our government.

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New Brunswick Election

Posted on September 29, 2014 | Leave a comment

1024px-Flag_of_New_Brunswick.svgNew Brunswick General Election 2014 

Dual Electoral System results

49 Ridings / 2 Members per riding / top two elected/  98 MLAs
Liberals 45 / Conservatives 47 / NDP 3 / Green 2 / PA 1

43 Ridings  Liberal / Cons
2 Ridings  Cons / NDP
1 Riding  Lib / NDP
1 Riding  Lib / Green
1 Riding  Cons / PA
1 Riding  Green / Cons

In the 43 Ridings of Liberals / Conservative I assumed the following; NDP vote goes 67% to the Liberals, Green vote goes 75% to the Liberals, and the PA & Ind vote splits 50/50.

In the following Ridings I assumed the following; Liberal vote splits 50/50, Conservative vote goes 67% to the Liberals, NDP vote goes to the Green or PA, Green vote goes to the NDP or PA, and the PA & Ind vote always splits 50/50 between the two candidates.
Restigouche-Chaleur:  Liberal / NDP
Kent North:  Liberal / Green
Hampton:  Conservative / NDP
Fredericton-Grand lake:  Conservative / PA
Fredericton South:  Green / Conservative
Fredericton – West Hanwell:  Conservative / NDP

If the above is roughly true the Legislative vote in the New Brunswick Assembly would be
Liberals 53% / Conservatives 41% / NDP 3% / Green 2% / PA 1%

Compare: First past the post  VS  Dual electoral systemsnapshot22As always I suggest forming the Legislative Assembly Advisory Council. The top two candidates in each riding are members with 1 vote in regular session. All the other candidates transfer their popular vote to one of the members from their riding  which when added to their own popular vote becomes the number of votes they have in Legislative session of the Council. The Council in regular session advises the Assembly on procedural motions. The Council in legislative session advises the Assembly on whether to pass a bill into law. The advisory council allows you to try it before you buy it.

If New Brunswick adopted the Dual electoral system the Legislative Assembly should have 25 ridings giving you 50 MLAs. This last election would probably give you 24 Liberals 55% Leg vote / 24 Cons 41% Leg vote / 1 NDP 2% Leg vote / 1 Green 2% Leg vote.

Acting president: Barry Aulis

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Revere the Leader

Posted on September 15, 2014 | Leave a comment

abortion-rights-trump-mps-freedom-to-vote-their-conscienceliberal-caucus-20140819Jus In the natural governing party you revere the Leader. The Liberals have learned nothing and its still the same old same old. But are any of the other parties any better?

12.3 Key resolutions need two third majorities to be passed in the National Assembly, National Congress, and the Federal council. Key resolutions are motioned in the National policy committee. These resolutions form the National Party Platform and are binding upon a Federalist government and all Federalist MPs. Each Federalist MP can vote as they choose in the House of Commons. They may vote against a key resolution without penalty a number of times in each Parliament equal to the number of times they have been elected to the Commons.

I have had this discussion before and what it comes down too is are you a Member of Parliament or are you a Member of Party? The answer is another more basic question the voters and taxpayers of Canada should ask. Who pays their salaries?

With the Federalist party of Canada what comes first is recognition that its the taxpayers who pay an MP’s salary and not the Party and certainly not the Party Leader. But they are also running as the Federalist’s candidate for the House so they are required to support the Party’s platform in Parliament. This support however is not and should not be the absolute that Mr. Trudue is dictating to the members of the Liberal party.

As the Federalist party’s constitution shows Federalist’s MPs can pass on a bloc vote of the caucus a limited number of times in each Parliament. Breaking party ranks beyond this brings the following penalties; first time 90 day suspension from caucus, second time 180 day suspension from caucus and National Congress, third time 1 year suspension of party membership, fourth time its bye bye you are in the wrong party!

Instead of Party discipline rigidity have a system that says you are both MP Member of Parliament and a Member of your Party. I repeat you are a Member of Parliament first why? Because where I come from the One that pays your salary is the one who gets to call the shots!

Barry Aulis

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Dear Mr. Prentice

Posted on September 10, 2014 | Leave a comment

http://wwjim-prenticew.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/4-challenges-facing-jim-prentice-1.2758876

Here’s an idea for Premier Prentice. This is a proposed policy resolution.

Introduction
Non-voting members of the House of Commons
Under the standing orders of the House of Commons there shall be created a class of members called House delegates who can motion and debate but have no seat on any committee and no vote in the House of Commons.

Be it resolved
Delegates can be created by an absolute two-thirds majority vote (206) of the Commons. These delegates have a term of office for the duration of that parliament. A House delegate called a Member-emeritus can be created by an absolute three quarters majority vote (231) of the Commons. A Member-emeritus serves for the duration of five parliaments starting with the one in which they are created. All Speakers of the House become a Member-emeritus for life in the Parliament after they retire.

Be it further resolved
There shall be ex-official House delegates who are any member of the Council of Ministers or the Council of Opposition who does not have a seat in the House of Commons. Furthermore both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition shall only be House delegates. If they are members of the House of Commons at the time of appointment as Prime minister or Leader of the opposition they then shall resign that seat in the House of Commons. Also if any leader of an official political party does not have a seat in the House of Commons they shall become a delegate member of the Commons. The status of an official political party shall be granted to any party, which got 5% or more of the popular vote in the last election or who has 1% or more of the membership in the House of Commons.

By appointment as Premier of Alberta Mr. Prentice also becomes an Assembly delegate in the Alberta legislature. As for his idea for terms limits from the Federalist party’s constitution and Bylaws.

11.0 The Party shall hold a leadership election no earlier then 3 years after the last vote and no later then 6 years after the last leadership election. The winner is elected Leader of the Party and the runner-up as the Deputy leader.

11.1 It is a vote in the National Congress in regular session that sets the month for the leadership vote. The Leader may serve at most 3 terms as Leader of the Party.

That members of the Federalist party be barred from running for the party’s nomination for the House of Commons if they have served as an MP in 6 Parliaments or have been the Federalist’s candidate 8 times.

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She’s leaving on a jet plane

Posted on August 21, 2014 | Leave a comment

redford_pmnAll her bags are packed she’s ready to go….

Its the process stupid

There should be a Government Service Board of Alberta that provides services to the members of the legislature, executive officers, judicial personal, and the Crown in Alberta. The GSB would be independent with members having a long term of office. One of the services provided by the GSB could be a VIP airplane services for the Premier, Speaker, Chief justice, and Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. All the services provided by the GSB have a fee which the user can pay for upfront and if they don’t after 120 days its automatically taken out of their salary until the fee is paid. If the user wishes to bill the taxpayers for the services they submit an OEA (Official Expense Appropriation) to the government service board.

The government service board consists of 12 members who’s term of office last for the duration of three legislatures which should be 12 years. At the beginning of each new legislature 4 members are elected, one by the council of ministers, one by the council of opposition, and two elected by a vote of the Assembly Advisory Council which is the top two candidates from every riding. The Council would be 174 members consisting of 86 Conservative 49%, 73 Wildrose 42%, 8 Liberal 5%, and 7 NDP 4%. Every member of the Council can nominate a candidate to be elected to the GSB. The Council by a secret preference ballot elects the top two on the ballot to the GSB. By a secret ballot the members of the council of ministers vote on the remaining candidates nominated by the members of the advisory council. The candidate with the most votes getting elected. After the Cabinet votes the council of opposition votes on the remaining candidates and likewise by a secret ballot elects the candidate with the most votes. This means the GSB would be 6 Conservatives, 4 Liberals, and 2 Wildrose.

When someone wants the taxpayers to pay for the service fee they submit an OEA to the GSB. If they didn’t pay upfront then after 120 days it starts coming out of their salary until the GSB bill is paid for. The weekly meeting of the GSB that’s 90 days after the submission of the OEA the members vote on whether the board considers the OEA as an legitimate expense. If 7 members vote yes the applicant gets 25% of the OEA back, a vote of 8 they get 50%, 9 votes gives 75%, and by 10 votes they receive 100% of the OEA.

If the Premier uses the VIP airplane service that is administered by the government service board they can pay the fee which is based upon the hours of use and distanced travelled. Afterwards they can submit an OEA to the GSB to get reimbursed for the expense. The Premier can use the service and pay later but if they don’t pay in full within 120 days the unpaid amount is automatically taken from their salary until the bill is paid in full.

All meetings of the Government Service Board are ALWAYS open to the public. No Stephen Harper behind closed doors crap. All votes by the GSB are ALWAYS open votes. The members can not serve in any other public office while on the board. In the event of vacancy the Premier and Leader of the Opposition jointly appoint a person to fill the vacancy with the appointment confirmed by a 2/3 majority vote of the Assembly Advisory Council.

President: Barry Aulis

 

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