Comments on: The Politics of Fear – both Harper AND Dion are to blame http://trashysworld.ca/2008/09/28/the-politics-of-fear-both-harper-and-dion-are-to-blame/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-politics-of-fear-both-harper-and-dion-are-to-blame Scribbling some perspective on Canada, Ottawa and whatever else crosses my mind... Sat, 19 May 2012 14:25:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: trashee http://trashysworld.ca/2008/09/28/the-politics-of-fear-both-harper-and-dion-are-to-blame/comment-page-1/#comment-98 trashee Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:19:01 +0000 http://trashysworld.wordpress.com/?p=435#comment-98 Squid-dude - I absolutely do agree with you. Unfortunately, the two of us don't hold the power to change this unfair system (damn). But I figure that if folks like us and organizations like Fair Vote Canada keep hammering away at the issue, then maybe something will change in our lifetimes... Squid-dude – I absolutely do agree with you. Unfortunately, the two of us don’t hold the power to change this unfair system (damn).
But I figure that if folks like us and organizations like Fair Vote Canada keep hammering away at the issue, then maybe something will change in our lifetimes…

]]> By: Evolving Squid http://trashysworld.ca/2008/09/28/the-politics-of-fear-both-harper-and-dion-are-to-blame/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Evolving Squid Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:28:17 +0000 http://trashysworld.wordpress.com/?p=435#comment-97 I'm pretty sure this is a topic on which you and I agree strongly. The Canadian electoral system is a perverse mockery of democracy in its current form. Back when there were, realistically, only 2 parties, FPtP made sense - just like it does in the USA right now. But those days are long gone. Canadians, however, are pretty stupid when it comes to this. Look at the electorate of Ontario which bought into all the misinformation and shot down their opportunity to have proportional representation at the provincial level. And the usual cry? "whah it's too hard" I’m pretty sure this is a topic on which you and I agree strongly. The Canadian electoral system is a perverse mockery of democracy in its current form.

Back when there were, realistically, only 2 parties, FPtP made sense – just like it does in the USA right now. But those days are long gone.

Canadians, however, are pretty stupid when it comes to this. Look at the electorate of Ontario which bought into all the misinformation and shot down their opportunity to have proportional representation at the provincial level. And the usual cry? “whah it’s too hard”

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