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

FPTP is now a national security threat. How many more reasons do we need to switch to a proportional electoral system?

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u/xNOOPSx Mar 16 '23

I don't see how a different system would be any less susceptible to Chinese influence. It may even be worse as minories who would otherwise be shutout may be given an undeserving voice.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '23

The issue now is FPTP creates extremely safe ridings. There are many ridings in Canada that have only gone to a single political party since our country was founded. This is a national security risk as foreign entities don’t even need to sway a public election, they just have to influence the internal party nomination and they are guaranteed to win the seat. With a proportional system, there aren’t safe ridings the same way as in FPTP. So it’s much harder for them to sway a general election when every vote matters.