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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

lol .... as if ... the ones who have the power to change things are also the ones who stand to lose everything.

It's a great idea for a political party to make a promise on ... but not such a good idea if you want to keep power for your political party.

A major change like this would hand over power to the people ... when currently the power rests with those who have the most money, finances and wealth.

Do we honestly think that this will change?

I don't want to be pessimistic about it all ... but I am practically aware of why it won't change.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I would argue the reason we the people haven’t gotten proportional representation yet is because the population isn’t informed about the topic enough to put on enough pressure on the liberals and conservatives who voted against the citizens’ assembly motion m-86 however 40 liberals and 3 conservatives have voted in favour of advancing it. We could apply the pressure on those establishment mps who are enabling the powerful few. I should create a list naming and shaming the 220 who voted no on the issue.

https://www.fairvote.ca/21/02/2024/vote-result-mps-from-all-parties-vote-for-motion-m-86-for-a-citizens-assembly-but-not-enough-to-win/