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[–] [email protected] 23 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

The increased Liberal momentum has boosted the NDP's chance to win my riding substantially so I'm definitely grateful for that.

Carney seems like he's open to electoral reform so hopefully this is the last FPTP election.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Carney seems like he's open to electoral reform

So was Trudeau. I hope you're right, but it feels like a longshot.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Carney said big changes. If he wins the general election it’s definitely a mandate for big changes.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Only if it's a majority government.
Carney isn't going to go for MMP the same way the NDP isn't going to go for ranked ballot.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago

It will be interesting for sure to see what kind of government emerges from the next general election. Could even be in 6 weeks from now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago

The Liberals and Conservatives aren't going to do election reform. First past the post is a massive benefit to both of them.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Not Canadian, no dog in this race, but also in a FPTP government so yeah, fingers crossed you guys girls and everything around it get a proportional system.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 15 hours ago

Thank you! Any system is better than FPTP. I'm hoping we go MMP as we then get the best of both worlds.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I doubt he’ll support PR. The Liberal Party benefits from FPTP more than any other party. They stand the most to lose from a PR system.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

There's no good reason for PR or nothing. RCV or even top 2 runoff (not as good as RCV, imo) can be legitimately preferred.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

See: A Simple Guide to Electoral Systems. It's still a work in progress, but lays out a good framework for discussing electoral systems.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

We need to stop seeing PR as anything except citizen's having the most to gain under PR.

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