Post #4071434
2026-07-24 20:03 UTC
Electoral Reform, FPTP, Trudeau’s proportional rep = radical extreme?
“(UK) Reform is everything that Trudeau claimed to have feared, but apparently didn’t believe could actually be a material concern under the FPTP system. However, Reform is currently polling NEAR MAJORITY TERRITORY..
This isn’t just a case of a radical party holding the balance of power—which was Trudeau’s criticism of PR—Reform has a real shot at holding all the power.
Ireland (with proportional rep) are fueling political dissatisfaction among the electorate, but parties that represent a radical departure from the mainstream akin to Reform UK have stayed at the margins.”
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https://www.fairvote.ca/23/07/2026/harmeet-nanner-justin-trudeau-feared-proportional-representation-but-the-countries-using-his-preferred-electoral-systems-are-where-fears-have-become-reality/
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@pinhman@humanwords.party 2026-07-24 20:08
Perhaps the only vote where both Justin Trudeau and Poilievre both agreed, was against a citizens assembly on electoral reform, where an informed group of ordinary citizens would evaluate proportional representation. (It would have potentially eliminated their roles and status) https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/lisa-marie-barron(111023)/motions/12517157
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@pinhman@humanwords.party 2026-07-24 20:57
First Past the Post allows the loudest voice to dictate the issues, and allows this voice to dictate every argument , and dismiss any challenge as irrelevant. The antithesis of democracy..