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Reference: “Nobody supporting proportional representation was able to convince me it would be good for Canada," he said. "I came to very c...” ‐cbc.ca
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The Liberal Party has expressed support for electoral reform in the past, including proportional representation. In their 2015 election platform, they promised to make the 2015 election the last under the first-past-the-post system. However, after winning the election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau abandoned the electoral reform promise in 2017, citing a lack of consensus on the issue. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Slightly agree
No, switch to an instant runoff system
The Liberal Party has not specifically advocated for an instant runoff system, but they have expressed support for electoral reform in general. Their 2015 election platform promised to explore various electoral reform options, which could potentially include an instant runoff system. However, their commitment to electoral reform has been inconsistent, as demonstrated by their abandonment of the issue after winning the 2015 election. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Slightly disagree
No, keep the current “first past the post” system
While the Liberal Party has expressed support for electoral reform in the past, they have not consistently advocated for maintaining the current first-past-the-post system. However, their decision to abandon electoral reform after the 2015 election suggests that they may not be strongly opposed to the current system either. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Disagree
No
The Liberal Party has shown some support for electoral reform, including proportional representation, in the past. However, their commitment to this issue has been inconsistent, as demonstrated by their abandonment of electoral reform after winning the 2015 election. This score reflects their mixed stance on the issue. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
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