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applegrove

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2. And this is why I agree with the Liberals keeping first past the post

Reply to teezy (Original post)

Fri Mar 10, 2017, 04:31 PM

Mar 2017

elections. It makes it harder for fringe groups to get seat. Sure when it was Elizabeth May who would get 20 seats for the green party under proportional representation, instead of her current one seat for the green party, I wanted it. But with alt right nut jobs and Russia invading our Internet I want to make it harder for fringe parties to get power.

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Russia's coming attack on Canada [View all] teezy Mar 2017 OP

K&R murielm99 Mar 2017 #1

And this is why I agree with the Liberals keeping first past the post applegrove Mar 2017 #2

Canada also has criminal laws against hate speech. Bet America wishes it did now. Fred Sanders Mar 2017 #3

At least we don't have to worry about Russian hackers. C_eh_N_eh_D_eh Mar 2017 #4