Liberal ads: What do you think of Canada’s democracy?

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Electoral reform ad – Canada.ca

Ads asking “What do you think of Canada’s democracy” are appearing today on websites like The South Bayview Bulldog. It is part of the Liberal government’s sly back-down from thoroughgoing reform of the venerable first-past-the-post rule (or ranked ballots) promised by Mr. Trudeau during the election campaign. It also permits a quiet bypass of proportional voting, a means by which one-issue parties could get more representation in the House of Commons. Traditionalists tend to reject proportionality somewhat more strongly than they do the idea of ranked ballots. Write to us if you have an informed opinion.

  1 comment for “Liberal ads: What do you think of Canada’s democracy?”

  1. It’s unfortunate that I can like a local candidate, but can’t vote for them because my vote is also automatically for their party. systems like Mixed-member Proportional (MMP) would allow us to vote for local candidates we approve of, AND parties we approve of. It’d be a great thing compared to the First Past the Post (FPP) system we have today.

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