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Indi in the Wired CANADA , Atheist Group , Secular

"No religion" grows in !Canada to 24%. !atheist !secular http://is.gd/o1gXIc

Indi in the Wired Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm Besides, who should they vote for? No party now shows any sign of really being interested in change.

Indi in the Wired Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm (a) has never been a problem, but (b)? Hard to convince people to vote when they know at LEAST 50% would be wasting time.

Indi in the Wired Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm But frankly ANYTHING would be improvement, even IRV/AV. Only way to get worsedamage is give up even pretence of democracy.

Indi in the Wired Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm IRV/AV would shift balance & give more power to parties that would REALLY benefit from PR. PR would be an easier sell then.

Indi in the Wired Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm The center & left is just too distributed, while conservative support is concentrated and FPTP makes that the way to win.

Indi in the Wired Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm Yup, without some kind of election reform, even if it's just IRV/AV to start, we're kinda screwed.

Indi in the Wired Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm Indeed, they know they have the next election. Not because of their genius; because of incompetence of the other parties.

Indi in the Wired Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm The rest of the left will stubbornly stick to their parties, and the left will be split again. Result: PC victory.

Indi in the Wired Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm Many will wait for media to declare which party can best challenge PC, then support them, no matter their real feelings.

Indi in the Wired Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm Will disaffected LPC & NDP people move to Green? First-past-the-post says no. Same thing that always happens will happen:

Indi in the Wired Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

Corruption scandals led to the demise of the Liberals. Those have been forgotten, and they have a shiny new leader, so they'll bounce back.

Indi in the Wired CANADA , New Democratic Party of Canada - Nouveau parti démocratique du Canada , Canadian Politics

When the !NDP dropped "#socialism", they dropped socialists. I want to move on, but there's no left left. !canada !cdnpoli

Indi in the Wired CANADA , Canadian Politics

Yup 80% for #Trudeau on first ballot. #JoyceMurray never had a chance. In politics, personality trumps principles. !canada !cdnpoli

Indi in the Wired CANADA , Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm Fingers crossed for Joyce Murray! If she wins, and is serious about PR, I might go LPC next election rather than NDP.

Indi in the Wired CANADA , Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm Quite true. But that's the system we have, and have to win in. At least until they get in and can change it (we hope).

Indi in the Wired CANADA , Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm It would have been counterproductive to pick an idealist like Layton to hold back the PC as the opposition leader.

Indi in the Wired CANADA , Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm I don't mind Mulcair, BTW. He's a bulldog, but his job is to stand toe-to-toe with the nastiest of the nasties - the PC.

Indi in the Wired CANADA , Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm If she plans any election reform beyond that, it's being buried in Trudeamania2 noise.

Indi in the Wired CANADA , Canadian Politics , laurelrusswurm

@laurelrusswurm But AFAIK, Murray only plans PR for the 2015 vote, only to choose the LPC/Green/(NDP) candidate who runs against the PC.