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[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

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[bdoing.livejournal.com]

oh man, I wish.

I also wish that (in Canada) this wasn't laughed off as "the NDP [left wing] are just whining because they didn't win".

[pacotelic.livejournal.com]

So, why does Canada have more than 2 viable parties?

[ice-hesitant.livejournal.com]

As opposed to the US?

I suppose that having 308 separate races for Parliament instead of 1 really important one for the Presidency means that a relatively low result nationwide still gets you a lot of power if you have the right regional support.

The US equivalent would be a third party starting with the Congress, translating Congressional success into Senators, and translating Senators in the Presidency. The road to anything resembling success is much longer, so few try and the attempts are not taken seriously.

This said, we only look good when compared to the US. I'd love to see Canada adopt a modern electoral system a la Germany or New Zealand.

[whitetomger.livejournal.com]

It was a bad compromise and the No Campaign was much better funded with some of its work being questionable. The Lib Dems supported it, the Tories didn't and Labour was mixed as many Labourites want a proper proportional representation system.

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

Whoa. This is political content! Rare!