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| Topic | Trudeau gave up on electoral reform in Canada. |
| Dynalo 06/27/17 9:35:51 PM #1: | http://nationalpost.com/news/politics/justin-trudeau-electoral-reform-broken-promise/wcm/213e6355-448d-4b97-b633-865159102643 tl;dr: His party (Liberals) wanted to change it to Ranked Ballot. The other major party (Conservatives) wanted it to stay as it is. The third large party (NDP) wanted it to be Proportional Representation. It was recommended to him that he hold a referendum to allow the people to pick what they want, but he thinks Canadians are too dumb to pick appropriately, so it stays as it is. I'm a bit annoyed as this was one of his most major campaign promises, but I understand the struggles here. The liberals absolutely want it to be Ranked Ballot, as they'd basically never lose an election again if that were the case. The Conservatives want to keep the status quo as the left wing votes are currently split between the NDP and the Liberals, and allowing any other kind of situation (particularly ranked ballot) puts them at a severe disadvantage. And the NDP wants proportional representation as they often get a decent number of votes, but comparatively few seats. Oh well. Guess it stays as it is. --- Assassins do it from behind. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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