Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agoDanielle Smith’s popularity dips as her party now tied with NDP in support: pollwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down10
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkDanielle Smith’s popularity dips as her party now tied with NDP in support: pollwww.cbc.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·7 days agoAlberta needs to move away from the 2-party system, they’re like the USA enough as is.
minus-squareZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·7 days agoThere’s more than 2 parties, no? Source. We should all ditch the FPTP system though, if that’s what you mean.
minus-squaremrgoosmoos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 days agoFPTP inevitably leads to the two-party system, does it not?
minus-squareZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoNot really. We’ve had some minority governments with a strong 3 party forcing certain projects through. It’s just that the seats don’t represent the actual votes.
minus-squarewholookshere@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·7 days agoI grew up in Calgary. Its a one party system. There’s been one non conservative or ucp government in the last 50 years? It was 40 when Notley was elected. At no point should anyone advocate for a 2 party system, but that change starts with a strong change from the current.
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·7 days agoWhy not just day Canada. We are basically a two party country. And Alberta is a single party province. Let’s move.to a two.party.province.first.before.going further.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·7 days agoCanada is closer to 3-party.
Alberta needs to move away from the 2-party system, they’re like the USA enough as is.
There’s more than 2 parties, no? Source.
We should all ditch the FPTP system though, if that’s what you mean.
FPTP inevitably leads to the two-party system, does it not?
Not really. We’ve had some minority governments with a strong 3 party forcing certain projects through. It’s just that the seats don’t represent the actual votes.
I grew up in Calgary.
Its a one party system. There’s been one non conservative or ucp government in the last 50 years? It was 40 when Notley was elected.
At no point should anyone advocate for a 2 party system, but that change starts with a strong change from the current.
Why not just day Canada. We are basically a two party country.
And Alberta is a single party province. Let’s move.to a two.party.province.first.before.going further.
Canada is closer to 3-party.