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The NDP must fulfill Justin Trudeau’s broken promise on electoral reform (canadiandimension.com)
submitted 1 week ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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It should be made clear that Trudeau still rejects proportional representation—a system where parties get seats based on their vote percentage—and continues to partially blame opposition parties for his own inaction. He still prefers a ranked ballot system—where you number your preferred candidates in order on your ballot—which would not have made “every vote count” as he pledged in 2015. A recent article from NDP MP Matthew Green and Joseph Gubbels showcases Trudeau’s flawed approach to reform.

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I would assert that the best the NDP have done has been through influencing a minority red government toward a goal that helps us all. The beginnings of the dental plan was awesome, for instance.

.... which makes the current abandonment of the only coat-tails they can ride seem pretty stupid. Why, if you have only the play where you make the reds be kind because you'll never have the PM seat nor the opposition seat yourself, do you then kill your golden goose?

[–] TotallyHuman@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

Because when everyone knows that your only play is to support the reds, then the reds themselves know that they can abuse that desperation, renege on deals with you, etc. After all, what other plays do you have?

Dropping the deal is short-term disadvantageous, but by establishing a reputation for punishing allies who don't uphold their end of a bargain, they can be more influential in the future.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

There are countries that have elected leftist governments so you can’t say it will never happen.