Just in case you did not notice it - the strenuous efforts in British Columbia to require that provinces' authorities to follow their citizens' wishes in their Direct Democracy campaign have succeeded. Despite expensive court interventions by some commercial interests to extinguish the whole idea, and delays by the province, the actual vote went on as proposed - and the result was that the very undemocratically implemented and objectionable HST charges imposed by the province were knocked out. About 55% of the vote was in opposition.
This is one of the very few such referendums that have occurred in a province in Canada in many years. The sanctions put in place to inhibit such a referendum are extremely onerous in BC, but the people prevailed and the principle of democracy has manifested itself amazingly well, there. Better rules should become emplaced and of course more provinces should get on board.
But, congratulations to British Columbians for showing their democratic credentials!
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