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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
I would note that eliminating the vote subsidy will help this problem, as parties will have less reason to run placeholder candidates just so they can get free money.
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I'm not really sure it would help that much. Parties would still try to field a full line up of candidates just in case people are voting for the party rather than the person. If the NDP hadn't have put this woman in that riding, they would have lost a seat as a result. You might as well still try to field a full line up and hope for the best. I don't imagine the extra cost would outweigh the potential benefits.