Conversations about reform have become a natural part of the lifecycle of an election. The pattern goes something like this:
1) A party is elected, often as a majority, and makes statements about having been given a clear mandate by voters. 2) People who didn’t vote for that party point out that the “clear mandate” actually represents only a fraction of the people living in the province and they call for an electoral system that takes everyone’s vote into account. 3) The government says something like, “sure, we’ll look into that,” before eventually deciding that electoral reform is not the priority of “most people” 4) Nothing changes and the next election begins, with opposition parties vowing that if *they* get elected, they’ll definitely look into that whole electoral reform issue.
Then we all go back to step one, regardless of who wins. Lather, rinse, repeat.
My Take: By Gordon Lambie
