An EKOS poll released to the CBC yesterday showed once again where Canada's true majority sits: on the centre-left and not with the Reform, er Conservative Party. 55.1% of Canadians polled by EKOS chose the Liberals (26.6%), the New Democrats (17.6%), and the Green Party (10.9%). Of course, if Canada had proportional representation and not an electoral system that didn't predate the invention of the telephone, ie first-past-the-post, the Liberals, New Democrats and Greens could easily form coalition governments and get a great deal accomplished, such as strong climate change legislation, the legalization, regulation and taxation of marijuana, stronger enforcement of the Canada Health Act, wind down the disastrous and toxic tar sands etc.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Where Canada's true majority rests: centre-left
An EKOS poll released to the CBC yesterday showed once again where Canada's true majority sits: on the centre-left and not with the Reform, er Conservative Party. 55.1% of Canadians polled by EKOS chose the Liberals (26.6%), the New Democrats (17.6%), and the Green Party (10.9%). Of course, if Canada had proportional representation and not an electoral system that didn't predate the invention of the telephone, ie first-past-the-post, the Liberals, New Democrats and Greens could easily form coalition governments and get a great deal accomplished, such as strong climate change legislation, the legalization, regulation and taxation of marijuana, stronger enforcement of the Canada Health Act, wind down the disastrous and toxic tar sands etc.
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