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 threadDave VolekDec 3

@johannab

There were good political reasons Mr. Trudeau had to abandon this plan:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=32&id=135

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Show threadC.S.StrowbridgeDec 3

@davevolek @johannab

I don't blame Trudeau for dropping it. I don't think there are very many people who really like First Past the Post, but the getting even 40% of the people to agree any one solution is next to impossible.

Show threadDave Volek

@csstrowbridge @johannab

Yes, it is very difficult to make these kinds of changes, especially in these times.

The USA hasn't had an amendment for 50 years.

British Columbia tried 3 times in 16 years to institute PR.

The opponents get very vocal and sound like a big majority.

Dec 3 at 5:49amWeb