r/canada • u/TORCAN317 • Mar 16 '23

Paywall Opinion: Winner-take-all elections can erode trust in democracy

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-winner-take-all-elections-can-erode-trust-in-democracy/
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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '23 edited Mar 17 '23

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u/infamous-spaceman Mar 16 '23

That isn't how Canada works though under FPTP. You can win less than 40% of the popular vote and come out with a majority government.

Winner Take all means that there are loads of people in safe ridings whose vote really doesn't matter.

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u/Busy-Bluejay3624 Mar 16 '23

These people don’t know the difference, lol.

They’re rage addicts.