09-10-2018, 09:30 PM
(09-10-2018, 09:19 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(09-10-2018, 08:48 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: But we don't have to accept that this is how things work. We can change how things work. Pointing out that things like this would be prevented with a more proportional system shows exactly why we *should* change how things work.
Oh, I agree that we should change how the elections work, I just don't know how to get it to happen without the governing (majority) party supporting it. (I had some hope that the Liberals would do that on the federal level, but unfortunately that seems to be completely dead.)
But in the meantime, I do think that we should accept that this is how things work now, and that this is our legal electoral system, until such time that we are able to change the system (for something better).
Yeah, I have no idea how to get it changed either, but many countries have managed to figure it out. The liberals federally are one of the few times I've been truly disappointed by a politician.
As for how things work, sure, I'm not arguing for a coup or anything, but we should use all means within our system, including angry protests, to try to stop this.
Frankly, our system does give the ability for officials other than Ford to make this stop. All it would take is 15 or 16 PC MPPs deciding that they'd rather support our province than their party leader, to make it not happen. Any who would, would earn my respect. Those who support Ford in this are complicit in his acts.