I think a majority of Canadians are kind, hardworking, and want what’s best for their families, friends, neighbours, and the country.

What does a brand new political party platform look like to appeal to an overwhelming majority of Canadians?

  • ahal
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    1 year ago

    I love this, but shouldn’t they vote as a block, but proportionally for the parties who sponsor the bill? :p

    I’d change a couple things though:

    1. Allow members to vote independently on issues not impacting PR. While shooting down all legislation might force someone’s hand, it would likely turn the party into the bad guys and possibly hold back positive change.
    2. Call the party the “Reform Party” (will sound more palatable to the right).
    3. Run on the promise that if they form government, they will enact PR, immediately call a new election. Not sure if they should disband as there are tons of other problems with our democracy than just PR.
    • blindsight@beehaw.org
      1·
      1 year ago

      Re: 1, that would destroy their only leverage. The only way the party works is if they get enough seats that they’re needed to form a coalition government. Otherwise, their votes are irrelevant: it’s either a majority government or a coalition government that excludes them.

      2, can they call themselves that? The Reform Party presumably still owns that name, I would have thought? Still, good idea. “Reform Canada Party” maybe would work?

      Re: 3, the problem is that it will take time to get Elections Canada ready for an election with an entirely different voting system. They’ll need to procure voting machines, create policies and training manuals for everything (including how to manually recount physical votes), define the ridings, design the new ballots, etc. They’ll need a full election cycle to prepare for it.