I appreciate your perspective, but there are several points worth clarifying.
First, the Liberals did have specific plans for electoral reform. The entire Electoral Reform Committee process produced clear recommendations for proportional representation after extensive consultation. The problem wasn’t a lack of plan—it was that the plan (proportional representation) didn’t align with Trudeau’s preference for Alternative Vote, a system that would have benefited the Liberal Party.
Regarding Carney’s accountability: while he wasn’t personally involved, he’s now leading a party with an established pattern of promising electoral reform without delivering. Since Mackenzie King in 1919, Liberals have campaigned on PR during multiple elections. Carney has been notably vague when asked about his position, despite being an economist who should understand the mathematics of fair representation. When an intelligent person is “uncertain” about ensuring every vote counts, it suggests political calculation rather than genuine indecision.
As for the NDP’s provincial record, this “whataboutism” doesn’t address the fundamental issue: our electoral system systematically discards millions of valid votes. At the federal level, 87% of NDP, Green, and Bloc MPs supported a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform in 2024, while 68.6% of Liberal MPs opposed it. Actions speak louder than words.
The housing policy comparison misses the point. Electoral reform isn’t just another policy—it’s the foundation that determines how all other policies are made. The mathematical reality remains: in our democracy, citizens are deserving of and entitled to representation in government, and only proportional representation can dependably deliver that.
Democracy requires that every vote counts and affects outcomes. This isn’t a partisan position—it’s a democratic principle.
I appreciate your perspective, but there are several points worth clarifying.
First, the Liberals did have specific plans for electoral reform. The entire Electoral Reform Committee process produced clear recommendations for proportional representation after extensive consultation. The problem wasn’t a lack of plan—it was that the plan (proportional representation) didn’t align with Trudeau’s preference for Alternative Vote, a system that would have benefited the Liberal Party.
Regarding Carney’s accountability: while he wasn’t personally involved, he’s now leading a party with an established pattern of promising electoral reform without delivering. Since Mackenzie King in 1919, Liberals have campaigned on PR during multiple elections. Carney has been notably vague when asked about his position, despite being an economist who should understand the mathematics of fair representation. When an intelligent person is “uncertain” about ensuring every vote counts, it suggests political calculation rather than genuine indecision.
As for the NDP’s provincial record, this “whataboutism” doesn’t address the fundamental issue: our electoral system systematically discards millions of valid votes. At the federal level, 87% of NDP, Green, and Bloc MPs supported a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform in 2024, while 68.6% of Liberal MPs opposed it. Actions speak louder than words.
The housing policy comparison misses the point. Electoral reform isn’t just another policy—it’s the foundation that determines how all other policies are made. The mathematical reality remains: in our democracy, citizens are deserving of and entitled to representation in government, and only proportional representation can dependably deliver that.
Democracy requires that every vote counts and affects outcomes. This isn’t a partisan position—it’s a democratic principle.