I feel very similarly.

I was incredibly put-off when they accepted to not raise the issue of electoral reform as a requirement to sign the agreement with the Liberals - who themselves ran on electoral reform (at least in part).

I’ve received a single email from the NDP this election season - announcing their new t-shirt designs.

The liberal rep - part of the crew responsible for ousting Trudeau, came to my door.

:(

I would really like a country where the two parties are NDP and Green, and then they cooperate to get rid of FTTP once and for all.

Can’t see a route to that yet, so holding the line is what we’ve got this time around.

It’s a fair question.

Carney is a Center-right corporate kleptocracy bureaucrat. I have no love for the gentlemen. He’s the 1%.

His primary opponent however is owned by the far right and will likely govern even more dictatorially at a time when that’s particularly dangerous. He will sell out healthcare, social safety nets, and the environment in a way that puts Harper to shame.

As I see it, the choice is picking stability, crappy as it is, or selling out the most vulnerable among us for a chance at change.

It’s not a great choice - but it’s what we have. Wishing for something else won’t make it so. The NDP won’t rise from the ashes in the next ten days.

So my vow is to swallow a bitter pill and get involved - be the change I want to see.

In the meantime I believe we need (and have) a unified front against fascism and rampant fear/hatred.

The fact that people can't agree on which alternative to FPTP is the preferred option is a signifigant contributing factor to why Trudeau abandoned his attempt to change the electoral system.

And why it'll be so hard to get any future politicians to take on the effort, even if they do agree that change needs to happen.