It’s great that Pierre lost and he probably lost to someone better, but were there better candidates for the common people on the ballot? How are liberals as a whole for Canada? Would another party have been better - greens for example?

I’ve seen a community about better vote counting system, so it seems Canada is still a first past the post country?

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    i expect him to be moderately different. Hes already made some changes (some of which i disagree with, such as removing the carbon tax.)

    Hopefully he seeks to distinguish himself, and gets rid of FPTP.

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      If he actually gets rid of FPTP Mark would, in my opinion, go down in history as the most significant PM since John A. Macdonald.

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          This sounds earily similar to other countries. The one time a real left-leaning government comes into power for a term, they make some good, long-lasting changes for the benefit of the common man, and are promptly voted out.

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          I know there’s a lot of folks you could list there that did great things for our country, but in my personal opinion changing how we elect our representatives is so fundamental to the functioning of the country not even universal health care compares.

          Not saying I’d trade PR for healthcare though, in case someone were to propose that Faustian deal.

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              I don’t disagree with you on MacDonald’s track record. But in terms of significance to the country it’s hard to deny his influence. The country wouldn’t look anywhere like it does today, for example.

              But sure, my point remains the same: If Carney actually passes voting reform it would propel him to one of the most significant PMs in the entire country’s history.