Tom MontoMar 1Alberta 2024-5 budget shows not a surplus at all - and no real savingsIn late February 2024, the Alberta government is reporting on the previous years cash flow and also making predictions on the coming year...
Tom MontoFeb 28Australia - variety of electoral methods used -- STV, IRV, list PR, Contingent VotingSTV STV is currently used to elect the upper house at the national level and upper houses in four states (NSW, South Aus. Western Aus,...
Tom MontoFeb 28PR in Cambridge Mass -- a case of city-level STV2023 Cambridge Mass election nine seats to fill 24 candidates quota 2334 top 9 in first count "Final" (As I tell below, these vote...
Tom MontoFeb 28Old Man's Knoll - sacred site east of Edmonton (likely destroyed around 2019) A physical feature in Alberta bore the name of Old Man, a name of the Creator in Native sacred beliefs. Old Man's Knoll was a landmark...
Tom MontoFeb 19The "Edmonton ballot" proposed in 1914The Edmonton Capital newspaper of Aug. 24, 1914 discussed what system of voting Edmonton would use if the City brought in the...