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In response to
"I would endorse this idea more than PR....the challenge in Canada would be that Liberals would likely form right out of 10 governments. "
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Walt_Disney
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I hate PR for Canada. We have so few binding institutions cross-country. The large brokerage-style parties are one of the few.
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PR just gives incentives to every niche group to run, primarily focusing on region - as the Bloc showed, you can get better bang for your buck focusing on a smaller areas with concentrated groups of seats.And under a PR system, there is low incentive to compromise.
As much as people didn't like Harper by the end, nobody can argue that he didn't make compromises along the way. You'd still have a political party fighting same-sex marriage under a PR system. Now, it is as settled an issue as you can have because Harper compromised on the issue.
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