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Originally Posted by shillelagh
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Proportional representation might not be a bad idea ... over here in the Great White North, a party can get a majority with less than 40% of the popular vote. Parties such as the Greens are now getting a much larger share of the vote ... in recent by-elections they out polled the NDP candidate in one riding and the Liberals in another, and yet with more than 10% of voters favoring them (and it is going up all the time) they have no representation in Parliament. When a national leader like Stephen Harper who leads a minority govt. stands up and says the usual thing: "I'm sure I speak for all Canadians ..." most Canadians say, "Bulls**t! The hell you do. With proportional representation, the majority would not be ruled by the minority.