I'd like to thank the Government of Canada for going on this quest to change our voting system, because it is archaic and does not produce what we would normally call “democracy”. You can't have democracy when 39% of the voters control the rest of us.
The voting system must have three elements. Every vote has to count equally; every vote has to count; and the result has to be proportional. There can be no other way to have a fair system.
You have been charged with changing this voting system. Do not shirk your responsibility by calling for a referendum.
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