• Thepotholeman@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    Pretty sure the entire election reform issue is a bit more then Trudeau having a simple majority. That is like amending or Charter of Rights

    • Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOP
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      2 days ago

      That is like amending or Charter of Rights

      That’s not accurate at all, you only need a simple majority in parliament to pass either mixed-member proportional or the single transferable vote electoral systems.

      It’s only with the party lists that transcend provincial boundaries that require a constitutional amendment. Though no one is pushing for that system as we want to keep our local representation.

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        2 days ago

        MMP is my dream system. I like the idea of retaining local reps even if we have less of them.

        From what I understand though, FairVote is pro PR and I don’t know of any other sizable electoral reform organizations.