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It is untrue, but your assessment is a little off. The issue is that any actual PR system would’ve been an unmitigated disaster for the Liberals, and they knew it, even worse than FPTP. So they had to find the one Non-FPTP system that most benefitted themselves, and bullheadedly push for only that system, effectively harpooning their own initiative.
Never forget there is a very active old-boy’s network behind just about every major party. In much the same way as America, they decide what happens and what gets done.
It is untrue, but your assessment is a little off. The issue is that any actual PR system would’ve been an unmitigated disaster for the Liberals, and they knew it, even worse than FPTP. So they had to find the one Non-FPTP system that most benefitted themselves, and bullheadedly push for only that system, effectively harpooning their own initiative.
Never forget there is a very active old-boy’s network behind just about every major party. In much the same way as America, they decide what happens and what gets done.
Yup. Harper is pretty much pulling PeePee’s strings.
Had to know it when he got a job with Hellberta’s gov’t.
If PP wins we are gonna be so fucked. :(