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Old 09-08-2009, 04:21 PM   #324
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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan View Post
Under proportional representation, the BQ would be hard pressed to get 8% of the seats in Parliament.

But there's a whole host of issues that come along with that too. Unfortunately, no system is perfect.
I realize that as well. But I deliberately left out the proportional representation part of the argument as that could derail the thread and is a bit off-topic. I just wanted to make the point that the BQ have the power they do because of the way our current system works.
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