In Canada we are coping with the inevitable transition from First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) elections to the more representative proportional electoral system. Because no political party will ever actually introduce the latter, we have to go through various contortions to make the FPTP system work like proportional representation. The Coalition is the contortion and it has to happen.

The old FPTP system was never presented to the Canadian electorate. Electors never approved it. The system was simply handed down as a tradition --- in what area of society do we accept handed down traditions any more? Society is becoming more complex, particularly with the newly recognised ecological component, and proportional representation of some kind is the future.

The political parties have negotiated a coalition that will see off the billionaires and their so-called Conservative party. It is high time. Consider Saanich-Gulf Islands constituency: we had the election rigged by con-men who performed a fake "robophone" campaign the day before the ballot, causing thousands of NDP votes for a non-existent candidate and thereby causing the Conservative incumbent to win. Those criminals should be investigated and thrown in jail. The people who employed them are in power in Ottawa and they must be removed immediately. The new Coalition is the way. It will be imperfect, and it will make mistakes. It will probably throw money at the incompetent automobile industry, and at the clearcutting logging corporations. However, that is preferable to having cirminals in power, and is a cost I am willing to pay. Which is why I am placing this 62 per cent logo in my drawing slot.