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Big Surprise, faux populist backed by real estate moguls

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It also means that a majority isn’t required to win

Not true. The winner is always that who receives the most votes. Literally the majority.

Yes, I know those weirdo Americans might call that a plurality, but this is Canada. We speak Canadian English. You know, the one that includes a "u" in colour, refers to the letter Z as "zed" and not "zee", and defines majority as "the number by which the votes for one party or candidate exceed those of the next in rank."

plurality

Oh. Haha. There it is. Of what interest is Canada to an American anyway?

Therefore, the only two winning strategies

The only winning strategy is to get the most votes. There is no "I do not vote for that guy" option available to voters under FPTP. I don't know what system you are envisioning which provides that, but FPTP is not it.