Fair Vote Canada: "Doug Ford wants to stack the courts with 'like-minded judges.' … with just 40% of the vote. Democracy shouldn't work this way—Ontario needs proportional representation." (bsky.app)

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Doug Ford wants to stack the courts with "like-minded judges." Thanks to first-past-the-post, he can keep winning unchecked majorities with just 40% of the vote.

Democracy shouldn't work this way—Ontario needs proportional representation.

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[-] dom@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

The only hope is for NDP to win as they lose so often proportional representation is the best way for them to win more often.

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