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Originally Posted by driveway
I'd really rather vote for any party that campaigned on a platform of changing the electoral system from first-past-the-post to proportional-representation.
I know that's unpopular here in middle-child-syndrome Alberta, but any system that's pretty much guaranteed to:
A) prevent majority governments
and
B) allow small fringe parties appropriate representation in parliament
is okay by me.
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I absolutely 100% agree. I've come to the sad realization that to effectively do this though you have to re-open the constitution...no party wants to do that as it would be political suicide. It has to be entrenched in the constitution though, otherwise future governments have the opportuinity to change it on a whim, and that just can't happen.
btw, hilarious to address Alberta as "middle child syndrome Alberta". Its so true. People here complain of Western Alienation...but then think that BC and Sask. are full of wackos because they actually elect people from the entire political spectrum!