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Libs and NDPers must act boldly by reviving electoral reform (rabble.ca)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (3 children)

It would be amazing to see something like ranked choice voting in Canada but I have my doubts. The Liberals win a lot of seats just by not being Conservative. If they introduced electoral reform they would lose that bias.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Cons would never have control...

Libs would never get majority....

We'd forever have a system of government where they can't me vs them. They'd be forced to work together like the Libs and NDP are doing currently.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This is not true. Look at the German electorate, which is dominated by five parties which often form coalitions. The CDU/CSU conservative coalition formed grand Coalitions with the centre left SPD quite a few times successfully, after neither side could form a majority coalition.

Edit: upon revisiting my comment, strike the first sentence. Regardless, conservatives do have control in Germany. Even if it's just through coalitions. Coalitions are amazing and so is ranked choice voting.

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