I find it quite amusing that the NDP is being considered a valid vote for more Canadians this time around, especially in Quebec. It may be that the voters are tired of the same old, except for the die-hard cons and libs and are looking for an alternative to the tried and not-so-true main parties. It would sure shake up our country if the NDP gained enough seats to be the official opposition. It might even change the dynamics enough that the Libs would suddenly be willing to seriously entertain merging with the NDP and forming a second major party to the merged PC's and Reform-Alliance parties. Unless they do, it appears the cons will continue to gain enough seats to form a minority government time after time.
There is an alternative. Why not join the rest of the world (USA, exempted) and go to proportional representation instead of first-past-the-post? I would like to think that the electorate is becoming literate enough to think beyond us vs. them, black-and-white, and all-or-nothing that's required in a two-party system. One can only hope.
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