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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)

submitted 1 week ago by AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca to c/ontario@lemmy.ca

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/38639799

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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[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's not an argument against proportional representation, it's an argument against the party in power.

[–] Trex202@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Correct. Proportional Representation is good. Elected officials with 40% Majority are not going to convert.

[–] dom@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week 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.