@ISIDEWITHQuestionselections10yrs ago

Should Canada switch to a proportional representation voting system?

Currently, Canada's electoral system is based on a "first past the post" system. The candidate with the most votes in a riding wins a seat in the House of Commons and represents that riding as its Member of Parliament. The Governor General asks the Members of Parliament to form a government, which is normally the party whose candidates have won the most seats; that party's leader generally becomes Prime Minister. An absolute majority of the electorate is not needed, and is rarely achieved. As a result, power has been held by either of two parties for most of Canada's history. The party whose candidates win the second largest number of seats becomes the Official Opposition.

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Yes
49%
No
51%
Yes
38%
No
9%
No, keep the current “first past the post” system
1%
No, switch to an instant runoff system

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 @9F5KMPVfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

Canada should become a republic and use the electoral college like the United States.

 @4Q5YTY8from Ontario  answered…5yrs5Y

Do the United States system.

 @9KGWSV2from New Brunswick  answered…1yr1Y

Nonparty Semi direct democracy would be best. Elected representatives. Referendums. Leader of the country is elected directly in a multi phase race. Provincial, regional and local representation is elected. If a clear majority isn’t achieved on any subject it triggers referendum.

 @4HRLRNSfrom Ontario  answered…5yrs5Y

It is bigoted to assume an individual will have different opinions based on skin colour or genitalia. It promotes segregation and should not be tolerated. Western countries are a melting pot and we should be proud of it.

 @4PVMH9Kfrom British Columbia  answered…5yrs5Y

A system like Germany or New Zealand would be a system for Canada

 @4QSX27Sfrom Alberta  answered…5yrs5Y

How about we banish the feudal system once and for all?

 @B53VRKCfrom British Columbia  answered…2mos2MO

Switch to a preference based voting system like what is used in Australia where voters write numbers beside the names

 @B53D4J4from Quebec  answered…2mos2MO

le système proportionnel serait plus proche de la réalité des électeurs, cependant aucun système n'étant parfait, il faudrait que le ratio de représentants soit un peu plus près de la réalité que le système actuel

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Biden will issue a pardon of his son Hunter Biden

President Joe Biden has decided to issue a pardon for his son Hunter and is expected to announce it Sunday night, according to a senior White House official with direct knowledge of the decision.The decision marks a reversal for the president, who has repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence. The pardon comes ahead of Hunter Biden’s Dec. 12 sentencing for his conviction on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden also is set to be sentenced in a separate criminal case on Dec. 16, after pleading guilty in September on federal tax evasion charges.The pardon is expected to cover both Hunter Biden’s gun charges conviction and guilty plea.The senior White House official said Biden decided over this weekend to grant his son a pardon and began to inform his senior aides on Sunday. Using his pardon power to assure Hunter Biden does not spend time in jail comes as the 82-year-old president is near the end of his term in the White House and has no future election to face. In recent months Biden has said he would not pardon his son or commute his sentence.“I will not pardon him,” the president said of his son in June after a jury found him guilty on three federal gun charges.President Biden has discussed issuing a pardon for his son with some of his closest aides since at least Hunter Biden’s conviction in June, two people with direct knowledge of the discussions about the matter said. They said a decision was made at the time for the president to publicly say he would not pardon his son even though doing so remained on the table.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters earlier this month that the president’s position has not changed.

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