in '05, campaigns against it in '18. Collapses.
CAQ: Reneges on PR promise. Loses every seat.
The lesson on short-term cynicism is clear: implement PR when you can, or get consumed by the status quo.
This is why Mark Carney claimed he supported proportional representation in 2025 and then never brought it back up.
From what I remember it was along the lines of ’ I support it, but there’s bigger priorities right now’ , given the whole context of 51st state threats and the beginnings of the current trade war.
I’d vote for a party that believably committed to proportional rep in a heartbeat. So let down after Trudeau dropped it.
Properly representing Canada’s diversity in parliament strengthens unity against imperial powers.
Justin Trudeau used prorep language to get elected then he switched to promoting instant run-off ranked ballots which could could’ve entrenched a 2-party system more so than first-past-the-post.
We need a fair electoral system when the Canadian government already appoints judges, senators and their own direct representatives installed in the senate.
It’s too dangerous to a let a minority supported government to have that kind of power.
