NDP parliamentary leader Don Davies has introduced a private member’s bill that would compel floor crossers to face their voters before switching parties.
NDP leader introduces bill that would require floor crossers to face voters first
I think Avi is on the cusp of something here, but he’s missing an important part; Canadians want to be able to have some recourse if their representation doesn’t perform as expected. This shouldn’t start and end with floor crossing. It needs to include politicians who ignore campaign promises or their party’s platform as well.
100% agree. Constituents should be able to recall their MPs.
That said, we also need way way more MPs. There is no reason a modern representative democracy should only have as many MPs as can fit a physical room. Given a fixed selectorate, the larger the number of keys a ruler needs to satisfy, the better the quality of our democracy.
I think Avi is on the cusp of something here, but he’s missing an important part; Canadians want to be able to have some recourse if their representation doesn’t perform as expected. This shouldn’t start and end with floor crossing. It needs to include politicians who ignore campaign promises or their party’s platform as well.
100% agree. Constituents should be able to recall their MPs.
That said, we also need way way more MPs. There is no reason a modern representative democracy should only have as many MPs as can fit a physical room. Given a fixed selectorate, the larger the number of keys a ruler needs to satisfy, the better the quality of our democracy.