12 - Sunday, June 5, 1994 - North Shore News

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IN LIPTLE more than a week's time, North Vancouver will make history with “tele-democracy” -— the first electronic ref- erendum on the North Shore. Organized hy Reform MP Ted White, the three-question opinion poll will address changes to the Young Offenders Act and the results will be used to support a private members bill introduced by White. While the conve- nience of this vote-by-phone method is commendable, unfortu- nately, like all modern conveniences, the technology comes with a price tag — 95 cents per minute, to be exact. Ata time when

some people are having trouble just paying their phone bill, it is likely that the $1.95 (average) service charge will deter some constituents from participating. [t's akin to putting user-fees ou democracy — when people have to pay to let their MP know how they feel about any issue, access becomes clitist and exclu- sionary. However, it must also be noted that White has made it quite clear that this referendum is “an experiment in direct democracy.” And we must remember that it is just that — an experiment. An idea. Something to learn from.

Would paying a service charge deter you from participating in a referendum?

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Sarah Craigen George Wiedmann Bea Brown

Jerry Duvat Garry Dawson

North Vancouver

Yes. Why should we be charged? | think we should just have a regular polling booth where people can go to vote and not have to pay,

North Vancouver

Yes. f figure the cost should be incorporated into it. Bither thal or people should be able to write in, We get free postage, so it would be

North Vancouver

Well, it would depend on the referendum. I'm not happy about paying, but iit was important enough, | would pay.

North Vancouver

Yes it would deter me from participating. 1 don’t believe we should have to pay.

Surrey

Yes. 1 think we pay enough laxes that we should be able to vote in a referendum without additional charges. But if the referendum is

a cheaper way of doing it. important enough | would

VERS Mahe Eat Mise

SURVEY TEAM

THE NORTH Shore News survey:team telephoned 420 North and West Vancouver residents to find outawhether having to pay a ser- vice charge would inhibit you from partaking ina referendum. The following is a complete breakdown of survey results:

DON'T KNOW 23% 30%

16%

YES NO 30% 31% 23% 30% 28% 54% 28% 51%

NO OPINION 29% 12% 37% 2% GIG see 56% sees 51% 5% 16% 29% 4% IN% AM T% 22% 37% 2% 10'%

35% 51% 1% 13% vs 34.7% . 43.6%, 3.6% 18.1%

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