Should the conservative Party win a minority of seats in the House, and the NDP win the second biggest number with the Bloc and Liberals being decimated, an NDP-led coalition is almost certain.
Should that happen, there is a strong possibility that they would push for proportional representation, with a weakened Liberal coalition partner having little choice but to oppose it.
I personally would not know how to vote under a pro-rep system as I vote for candidates, not parties. I also recognize though that within this new political reality, unless the Conservatives could win some soft supporters of pro-rep among Dippers and Liberals to break with party ranks or the coalition to vote in opposition, the Conservatives will need to propose something attractive.
heck, even I, a proponent of first past the post, will acknowledge that prorep is still preferalbe to the misleading system we have now with party names on a first past the post ballot.
One possible way for the Conservatives to win soft supporters of first past the post such as myself would be to propose:
1. removing party names from ballots,
2. cutting party funding from the government,
3. making all candidates run as independents,
4. have teh House elect the PM, and
5. introduce a caucus of the House to replace party caucuses.
Any other ideas on how a conservative minority could entice soft dippers and libs to break ranks on the prorep issue?
Because the way I see it, unless the Conservatives can present something better, we may very well end up voting party and not candidate come next election.
Should that happen, there is a strong possibility that they would push for proportional representation, with a weakened Liberal coalition partner having little choice but to oppose it.
I personally would not know how to vote under a pro-rep system as I vote for candidates, not parties. I also recognize though that within this new political reality, unless the Conservatives could win some soft supporters of pro-rep among Dippers and Liberals to break with party ranks or the coalition to vote in opposition, the Conservatives will need to propose something attractive.
heck, even I, a proponent of first past the post, will acknowledge that prorep is still preferalbe to the misleading system we have now with party names on a first past the post ballot.
One possible way for the Conservatives to win soft supporters of first past the post such as myself would be to propose:
1. removing party names from ballots,
2. cutting party funding from the government,
3. making all candidates run as independents,
4. have teh House elect the PM, and
5. introduce a caucus of the House to replace party caucuses.
Any other ideas on how a conservative minority could entice soft dippers and libs to break ranks on the prorep issue?
Because the way I see it, unless the Conservatives can present something better, we may very well end up voting party and not candidate come next election.