• corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    This will need some more reading.

    Canada’s best achievements were made under a minority government. The idea that we’ll lose the configuration that requires the most open consensus to move forward, that idea doesn’t sit well.

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      1 year ago

      Minority governments aren’t possible under a different electoral system? I thought the point was more-proportional representation, essentially guaranteeing that nearly all future governments will be minority governments given the split of political opinions in the various regions in Canada…

    • ttmrichter@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Proportional representation increases minority government situations. Other systems maybe don’t increase that, but instead decrease the chance of a popular minority getting a solid majority of seats.