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Re:Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act by bloggie on Monday February 14, 2022 @06:45PM (#30340257)
He did win, but the majority voted against him. He won the plurality of seats, giving him a minority government, but with 33% of the popular vote. Another party got fewer seats with 34%. Canada’s electoral system sometimes works like that. Changing the system was one of Trudeau’s campaign promises in 2015!
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Re:Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act by jsjsbdkj on Monday February 14, 2022 @07:00PM (#30340461)
If you want to argue about the popular vote, the NDP + Liberals combined got 48% of the vote. Electoral reform is only going to reflect Canada's desire to move further left - it would actually make it harder for the conservatives to win.
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Re:Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act by philistine on Monday February 14, 2022 @08:20PM (#30341283)
Add the Bloc Québécois to that percentage. They have also been supportive of the government's actions with regards to the pandemic.
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Re:Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act by pkd on Monday February 14, 2022 @07:30PM (#30340775)
Yes, I wish he had gone through with his promise (he still has time), but till that happens that's how the democracy has chosen to function.
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