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[-] Thepotholeman@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week 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@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week 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.

[-] Yoga@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week 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.

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