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'Anything but first-past-the-post' is not the answer to Canada's electoral problem
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Canada's new Liberal majority government has promised Canadians a new electoral system in the first half of their mandate. With the election results yet again skewed, a new voting system is desperately needed.
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Election 2015: Let's make every vote count
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As the 2015 federal election fast approaches, electoral reform has emerged as a platform issue.
Three main political parties -- the Liberals, the NDP and the Greens -- have committed to making 2015 the last federal election conducted with the first-past-the-post system.
We didn't get here by accident -- it's been a long road.
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Which voting system would you prefer for Canada?
To strategic vote or not strategic vote continues to be a big question this election. Many campaigns, like Leadnow's Vote Together, are pushing for the "anything put Harper" option, which gets at the crux of the issue: the need for electoral reform.
The NDP has long campaigned on fixing the first-past-the-post system, and both the Greens and the Liberals are campaigning on a platform to abolish Canada's current first-past-the-post system. Fair Vote Canada continues to push for electoral reform.
Which voting system would you prefer for Canada?
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