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I hate FPTP, and I have been angry at Trudeau for a decade for breaking his promise of reform

Then after the election, you better be fighting your hardest to get proportional representation.

Get started with this link: Simple things you can do right now, to grow the proportional representation movement—so we never have to vote for the lesser of the evils, have a two party system, "split the vote", or strategic vote.

I hate it, but it’s what we currently have.

Then after the election, you better be fighting your hardest to get proportional representation.

Get started with this link: Simple things you can do right now, to grow the proportional representation movement—so we never have to vote for the lesser of the evils, have a two party system, "split the vote", or strategic vote.

We can figure out proportiobal representation after

Then after the election, you better be fighting your hardest to get proportional representation.

Get started with this link: Simple things you can do right now, to grow the proportional representation movement—so we never have to vote for the lesser of the evils, have a two party system, "split the vote", or strategic vote.

Also see: Simple things you can do right now, to grow the proportional representation movement—so we never have to vote for the lesser of the evils, have a two party system, "split the vote", or strategic vote.

I understand the concern about threats to Canada - that's precisely why we need a stronger democracy, not a weaker one.

The "vote splitting" fear is exactly what keeps our broken system in place. Under proportional representation, this wouldn't be an issue - your vote would actually count toward electing someone who represents your values.

On security clearances, I agree they're important. They should be administered by an independent body with transparent criteria and applied equally to all candidates. This isn't contradictory to electoral reform - they're complementary.

A country with true democratic legitimacy, where every vote matters, is actually more resilient against external threats, not less. Fixing our democracy strengthens our sovereignty, it doesn't weaken it.

I hear you on leadership frustrations - that's completely valid. But I think we're conflating two different issues here.

Electoral systems are separate from party leadership. The beauty of proportional representation is that it actually gives voters more power to hold parties accountable, not less.

Under PR systems like STV, you could vote for NDP candidates you respect while avoiding Singh if you wanted. Or support certain Green candidates but not May. That's because PR gives voters more nuanced choices rather than forcing all-or-nothing decisions.

The current winner-take-all system is precisely what traps us with leadership we don't fully support. It forces us to accept entire party packages because our electoral districts only elect one representative.

I'm not asking you to support any particular leader - I'm suggesting we fix the system that limits our choices. With PR, we'd have more parties, more diverse voices, and more accountability for leaders who aren't performing.

What if you could vote your actual preferences instead of being trapped in this system that makes us settle?

I get the frustration, I really do. But look, there are actually other options out there - NDP🟧, Greens🟢, and Bloc⚜️ all support proportional representation.

The thing is, this feeling that we only have two choices? That's exactly what our First-Past-The-Post system wants us to believe. It's working as designed. Canada's effective number of parties has already shrunk to 2.76 - we're literally sliding toward that American two-party nightmare thanks to Duverger's Law.

Every time we hold our noses and vote strategically for parties that have zero interest in fixing the system, we're just keeping this broken cycle going.

Your vote is yours. It doesn't "belong" to either of the big parties by default. And honestly, if you're voting for a party that refuses to fix our democracy, that's when your vote is truly wasted.

Just a Canadian concerned about democracy!

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Yes, and it's deeply concerning from a democratic perspective.

When Danielle Smith admitted she asked the Trump administration to delay tariffs to influence our election outcome, that's textbook foreign interference. The integrity of our elections shouldn't depend on the timing preferences of foreign governments.

What's equally troubling is how our winner-take-all electoral system makes us more vulnerable to this kind of manipulation. In systems with proportional representation, a single foreign influence campaign can't swing an entire government - there's more resilience built in.

This isn't about whether Poilievre's policies align with Trump's. It's about protecting our democratic sovereignty. No Canadian official should be inviting foreign governments to time their actions to influence our elections, regardless of which party benefits.

The "sync" between Trump and Poilievre is less concerning than the undermining of democratic norms and processes that should keep our elections free from outside interference.

I understand the commendable instinct to give another chance, but this isn't about a one-time broken promise - it's about a century-long pattern. Liberals have promised proportional representation since 1919, starting with Mackenzie King.

The 2015 promise wasn't just casually broken - Trudeau literally admitted last year that Liberals were "deliberately vague" to appeal to electoral reform advocates while never intending to implement proportional representation.

Just last year, 107 Liberal MPs (68.6% of their caucus) voted against even creating a Citizens' Assembly to study electoral reform, despite 76% of Canadians supporting it.

This isn't about partisan politics - it's about our declining democracy. Canada's effective number of parties is down to 2.76, showing we're sliding toward an American-style two-party system under Duverger's Law.

In a democracy, citizens deserve representation. Every election under FPTP means millions of perfectly valid votes are discarded. How many more decades should we wait?

Remember when the Liberals also unveiled their plan to make the 2015 election be the last under FPTP?