Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month ago‘Not surprising’ Trudeau regrets breaking electoral reform pledge as Conservatives soar, says Fair Vote Canadawww.hilltimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down11
arrow-up1137arrow-down1external-link‘Not surprising’ Trudeau regrets breaking electoral reform pledge as Conservatives soar, says Fair Vote Canadawww.hilltimes.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareSplashJackson@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up32·1 month agoMaybe they should have passed electoral reform instead of just thinking about skeevy ways to hold onto power
minus-squareGrappling7155@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·1 month agoTrudeau wanted IRV because it benefits the Liberals. Everyone else wanted PR because it is fair. Trudeau wasn’t willing to reconsider and IRV is not an upgrade over FPTP. Forcing through IRV was not and is not a good idea.
Maybe they should have passed electoral reform instead of just thinking about skeevy ways to hold onto power
Trudeau wanted IRV because it benefits the Liberals. Everyone else wanted PR because it is fair.
Trudeau wasn’t willing to reconsider and IRV is not an upgrade over FPTP.
Forcing through IRV was not and is not a good idea.
That’s what I said