It’s ironic. Conservatives are supposed to be afraid of change but the most vocal opponents of electoral reform on this forum are also the most vocal Liberal supporters.
ya ya, Harper/weakAndy/O'Tool... such vocal Conservative proponents of electoral reform - NOT! Here's a lil' gem statement from the (now) leader of the CPC:
Electoral Reform Could Come At The Cost Of Our National Unity --- Will Canada's Parliament see more regional or secessionist parties under proportional representation? Will we see more single-issue parties based on social or cultural issues? Will a move to PR virtually guarantee that the Bloc Québécois never fades away like single-issue parties of the past? Under a PR electoral system the answer is "likely yes" to all of these questions.
your false/fake outrage was highlighted with your country name-dropping and the bigTime fails you displayed by your lack of understanding of the electoral systems in Australia, Germany & New Zealand! And again, you kept touting the 2 B.C. referendums while ignoring the fact past election results have shown B.C. has had highly proportional governments elected... I gave you the numbers and challenged you to counter them - and after some time later, you still haven't, so the waldo accepts you can't. Most pointedly you ignore/downplay that PR type electoral systems have typically resulted in minority type governments; where known/recognized problems with PR electoral systems have been profiled (like, again, failed coalitions and fringe party dominance).
it was heelarious to read you pressing the waldo with your 100% nattering... while you were quite content to accept a low-bar of 60% of those voting in the B.C. referendum - which couldn't even be met in both referendums run over the years. Not 60% of the eligible voters... just 60% of those that even bothered with the referendum; where, again, the summary review consensus is that a significant number of those voting YES didn't even understand the change alternative being put forward - hence the oft written summary of the referendum(s) as, "
one that was short on specifics and that few understood."
you kept nattering on about a national referendum being the 'endAll - beAll'... but apparently you've finally accepted government by referendum is a failing principle. So now, your latest shift has you wanting some "Citizen Assembly" type group to put forward an alternative for the HOC to vote on!