“Hours before leaving with a trade delegation to India, the birthplace of Buddhism, it was announced that your government has scheduled February 8, 2007 as polling day for by-elections in three electoral districts in your home province of Ontario, Canada. As you should know, February 8, 2007 is the date on which many Buddhists observe Parinirvana (also known as Nirvana Day), which marks the death of Buddha…” Click here to read the full media release.
“Freedom Party leader, Paul McKeever, is expressing support for the McGuinty government’s introduction of electoral reform legislation that – in effect – decreases the likelihood of a change to a “proportional representation” electoral system…”