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

The 2 big parties have 76% of the Canadian vote.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (4 children)

That's because of our voting system. This kind of system inevitably results in two parties against each other.

CGP grey has a really good video on it

Also one about the alternative vote

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

For the record, Carney's new Minister of Democratic Institutions is a supporter of electoral reform. This is a really good time to be pushing for this, because we've clearly got allies at the top.

Contact your MPs, tell them how important electoral reform is to you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Fuck ya! Maybe now is the time to dig out that letter I started writing about it last year.

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

An Alternative Vote system does not solve the major issues of First-Past-The-Post, and can still have wildly distorted outcomes relative to vote preferences. Unless combined with multi-member districts (aka Single Transferable Vote) it's barely/not an improvement for Canada -- it's a convenient option for the largest parties because it rarely makes a difference to the outcome and the votes all trickle back to them anyway, so they can make a change without making a change.

Here's an article worth reading. https://www.fairvote.ca/expert-dennis-pilon-sets-the-record-straight-about-the-alternative-vote/

The only desirable outcome of electoral reform is one which introduces at least a degree of proportionality -- Single Transferable Vote if you're really itching for a ranked ballot, or Mixed-Member Proportional Representation otherwise (my preference - but either would be a great improvement).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yes thank you for pointing that out, I should've mentioned single transferable vote! I'll read up on the other items you mentioned as well :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I've used single transferrable vote, and it's a genuinely fantastic system. You still get to vote in specific MPs, not just parties as a whole, and it does an excellent job of ensuring democratic outcomes. And despite fearmongering about it being "complicated" it just plain isn't; you list your choices in order of preference. That's it, that's the whole system.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Those were very informing videos, thank you!