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The unofficial Lemmy movement to bring proportional representation to all levels of government in Canada.

Voters deserve more choice and accountability from all politicians.

Le mouvement non officiel de Lemmy visant à amener la représentation proportionnelle à tous les niveaux de gouvernement au Canada.

Les électeurs méritent davantage de choix et de responsabilité de la part de tous les politiciens.

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We're looking for more moderators, especially those who are of French and indigenous identities.

Nous recherchons davantage de modérateurs, notamment ceux qui sont d'identité française et autochtone.

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Another First-Past-The-Post Myth the Powerful Few Sell You (lemmy.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

the possibility of everyones least favorite person being elected and that would be bad

The mathematical possibility, yes, but are there examples of this occurring in real-world elections? If the candidates and voters are distributed over a conventional political spectrum, won't you see centrist candidates win more frequently in non-winner-take-all systems?

[–] Majorllama 0 points 3 days ago

In theory sure. We have never been able to test it at scale. I am willing to try it, but good luck trying to get those in power to ever change a goddamn thing.