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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
The less parties we have to choose from, the further we stray from any sort of true democracy. A 2 party system is no democracy.
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A 2 party system is the logical outcome of first past the post. If the NDP and the Greens simply dispanded, we'd get a Canadian government that is closer to what they believe in. Matty81 hit the nail on the head... fringe parties actually hurt their own causes.
I'm all for a multitude of parties, but only if the electoral system that supports them. First past the post is not a very good democratic system, as it elevates a plurality to the status of a majority, and that's not right.