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Ranked ballots: A false promise for democratic progress (rabble.ca)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My issue with that is that, historically speaking, movement on electoral reform doesn't happen that often. If we can get something through, we had better make sure it's the best option that it can be because we are probably not going to revisit the issue for another 150 years. Further, when Trudeau ended up not moving on electoral reform, he had just recently won a strong majority. The calculus now is very different. Perhaps he can be pressured to accept the better system rather than his personally preferred system.

[–] SamuelRJankis 2 points 7 months ago

I understand both those points but this was mere weeks ago Private Members' Business M-86 (Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform)

Just going further into the concept of doing this out of self preservation. I see why Trudeau might be desperate enough to do it but if the Liberals changed over to PR most of them aren't going to be MP's for much longer or ever again. If Trudeau is gone I don't think he ever comes back but for the rest of the Liberals they'll probably on the other side of the table after people get 4 years of the Conservatives.