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Let's not kid ourselves: the election results show Canada is in great danger
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Had you not heard of mixed-member proportional rep?
If you really like the local representation that could be for you. The only recent time I can think regional MPs actually coming into play is the heating oil exemption, though.
Let's throw a wrench into things: Dual Member Proportional, a system that doesn't send people who haven't directly stood for election to Ottawa.
Huh, that one's new to me as well! Interesting.
It’s what got pp ousted from his riding just two days ago.
That's true, although it's more down to FPTP in general than anything to do with the specific area he ran in.
I haven't, that's really interesting, slightly on the complicated side to sell to people though.
So you vote both for candidate and party seperately and then once all the candidates are put in seats, they add more representatives designated by the parties to balence the party representation?
Local representation is not great for passing laws, but it is amazing to get things fixed that got bound up in the bureaucracy. Like expedite a passport, or figure out why a pension didn't come. Having your MLA or MP speak for you often has a greater impact than going solo. And it nice that your repw usually has a local office in reasonable travel distance, if you want to speak to them in person.
Have you actually managed that? I've sent correspondence but I assume it all just goes in the trash.
People in Germany do not find mixed-member proportional complicated. It’s only from our frame of reference that we believe it as such.