Trudeau did not fail to bring in proportional representation. He campaigned with the intention of bringing in ranked balloting. Instead of forcing it through when he could, he sent it to committee where no consensus was reached. Instead of compromising with a small improvement the NDP flat out refused anything but proportional representation. With ranked balloting the NDP would consistently win more seats than they do now and we would have more minority governments where compromising would result in more progressive legislation.

[–] thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world 1 points 52 minutes ago

Ranked ballots are soooo much better than FPTP, why won't the NDP and other lefties see that ranked ballots are good. Why/how did proportional representation become a purity test of the ultra left?

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This this this. So much this. Canadians do not understand just how catastrophic of a fuckup that was. The consequences of that have not yet been truly felt but it will be horrendous when they are. Canada's electoral system is a goddamn joke and, in my opinion, is barely even a democracy at all because of it.

Just like the US, we are one 51% vote away from a bad actor gaining absolute power and tearing down everything Canadians have known and loved. Hell, even right now we have a majority government that the people did not vote for.

[–] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

51% vote? More like 38-40% vote. That is all a party typically needs to be able to get a majority government.

[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Our system is better than the US’s system. By just a hair but it is better, but yes we need election reform.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Literally the argument the article is criticizing. Don't compare one country to another like that. Sure you can take specific examples of how something doesn't work in certain circumstances, but doing a direct compare just to say "At least we're not as bad as ____" is ultimately defeatist.

[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 13 points 1 day ago

Yeah he might've fucked the whole country on that one, but now he's exclusive with Katy Perry so I guess he learned his lesson. /s