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Originally Posted by Tiger
That is the problem I have with the Canadian system. The local representation doesn't really have much say at all. With the party whip you are only voting for the leader.
But that being said, if I was a MP I wouldn't complain about the system at all.
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Not just a Canadian weakness but an inherent drawback of the Westminster model. In reality, party discipline is necessary for parliamentary government to function. Without it, there would be so much inefficiency during debates, committees, and voting, that significant policy would not be developed. People complain now about how much they hate frequent elections, but we'd have a way higher frequency of them if MPs ignored party discipline.