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Originally Posted by GGG
I think if I was making one change it would be open primaries. Yes it doubles the cost of the elections and probably increases campaign length but everyone should be able to pick one party each election to vote for candidates.
This way in Alberta we could choose to vote for the conservative primary and choose the most progressive candidate instead of just having to eat turd cookies. The current system of active party members selecting candidates leads to polarization.
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We sort of do. The NDP and Liberals both open up party memberships before leadership races. You're technically not allowed to be members of multiple parties, but it's not like they can actually enforce that.