Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 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 · 8 days agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·8 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-up11·8 days agoFPTP inevitably leads to the two-party system, does it not?
minus-squareZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 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-up8·8 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.
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.