Great debate raging on whether to dump Canadian proportional representation voting for new system | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

The federal election is four months away and, against the odds, Canada has become awash in national policy discussions, including one about the future of our current first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system. The Liberal party and the New Democratic Party (NDP) have said they’ll do away with the medieval system if they’re elected; the Conservative party (insert…

National Post readers respond to the question, “Should Canada’s electoral system be changed?” Our strong system The last thing this country needs is electoral change such as proportional representation. Since Confederation, Canadians have been extremely fortunate to live under such a strong and robust electoral system. We don’t need a process whereby the Rhinoceros Party can…