Johanna, CanCon varietyDec 2

HEY CANADA.

MP Elizabeth May is sponsoring a petition to get Electoral Reform back in front of Parliament.

Could all of us who were utterly betrayed in 2016 when JT reneged on this please go put our electrons onto this one? yes, yes, the petitions don't mean a thing WILL happen, but there was already a good plan for this set out that got shelved. The longer we delay, the longer we risk what's happening in the US happening here.

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6993

Show threadHubert FiguièreDec 2

@johannab Off course it say "PR". It's not "bring back electoral reform". It's "switch to PR"

Big. fucking. difference.

Show threadHubert FiguièreDec 2
@johannab PR mean "Ontario will control parliament".
Show threadJohanna, CanCon varietyDec 3

@hub Not sure I see how that applies? At least not any more than it does now, because, well, Ontario is the most populous province and you (very roughly) distribute seats based on population.

We just don't fill those seats anywhere near the same proportions as voters want.

PR is a broad range of specific systems that can be designed to account for regionality and context. The point of the petition is to get something other than FPTP see-sawing us back and forth.

Show threadHubert FiguièreDec 3
@johannab you can remove FPTP without changing the form of representation. A run-off for example is another option, whether ranked ballot or two rounds. But you all seems to want to have more extremist in Parliament.
Show threadAnti Faisisteach Saebhiar
@hub @johannab You are grossly misinformed. Try listening someone outside your echo chamber.
Dec 3 at 4:43amWeb