Joe Schlesinger, CBC News: This election campaign's tug-of-war between the devil of a future dominated by minority governments and the deep blue sea of contrived coalitions is annoying enough to make many Canadians wish we had a better voting system.
It just so happens that there is such a system and it is closer to the old ideal of "one person, one vote." It is called proportional representation, or PR. And with so many Canadians disillusioned with today's politics, this may be a good time to take a closer look at it.
Our current first-past-the-post system is far from equitable and is quickly becoming ever more so.
PR's attractions are obvious. The number of seats won accurately reflects the number of votes cast for specific parties.
There are no wasted votes. Minority parties have a better chance. So have independent candidates.
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