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Originally Posted by rubecube
Sadly, it says a lot about Calgary's (and a lot of Canada's) ignorance to how our voting system is "supposed" to work. You're supposed to elect the MP that you agree with and believe is the most qualified for the job. In reality we couldn't care less what the candidate has to say as long as he's waving the party flag.
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I don't really think it speaks to people's ignorance. If anything, I think it illustrates their intelligence - an individual MP realistically has very little pull in the HOC and you're far better off voting for party rather than individual under the current system. People aren't being stupid because they vote for the party, they're recognizing the flaws in the current system and voting accordingly.
If MP's vote according to party, why shouldn't citizens? What's the sense in voting for an individual you feel strongly about if they're simply going to be whipped into voting along the party lines whenever something comes up?