Canada seems to be headed toward a two party system. I think it’s extremely important that we as Canadians push for electoral reform as quickly as possible.
Please do not go down the path of the US. It’s far easier for two parties to collude.
I mean, we have the Bloc Québécois, which I thank Quebec for because from my POV, we would already be there if it weren’t for the stubbornness of Quebeckers
Electoral reform and the NDP coming out swinging, leaning hard into social programs with a sharp and charismatic leader.
Federally, only two parties have formed government. They change their names etc, but it’s pretty close to being a two party system already.
It’s fair to say other parties have had an effect (like the NDP before the last election), but they haven’t gotten anywhere near forming government.
The third party never forms a government but that does not mean it does not have an impact on national politics. See my other comment.
A three party system is completely different than a two party system even if only two of the parties have ever held a majority.
The NDP has been the official opposition. There are times, as in many minority governments, where the third party has more impact on national policy than the opposition does (via alliances).
Trudeau screwed us, and his legacy is shit for that. I didn’t mind him as a PM overall, but he had the mandate to reform our elections and he didn’t do it - and worse he lied about it. His entire legacy is destroyed imo because of that.
Maybe the NDP should stop being so foolish then. The party literally does nothing for the poor, we have a world class housing bubble and its Pierre thats beat the drum for years, then people wonder why the NDP is irrelevant as they continue to support mass immigration into a housing shortage.
