r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jun 06 '22

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u/Jaded_Economics7949 Jun 11 '22

I can't believe the government is trying to disarm us and there isn't huge pushback. Can't we get a massive protest going?

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

Some gun owners vote liberal.

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u/pickledshallots Jun 11 '22

This right here. Not a gun owner yet (PAL pending), but I personally find a lot of issues more pressing than guns, such as education, healthcare, and affordability. I applied for my PAL for hunting purposes, so that I could save some money on food while also eating in a more ethical way. Our biggest issue is FPTP — proportional representation or ranked ballots would allow more political viewpoints into Parliament. No party fits 100% of my political viewpoints, but the CPC and I have nothing in common except for guns. That’s not enough for my vote.

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u/wolfgang94 Jun 11 '22

Ranked ballots will favor liberals quite a bit, that's why Trudeau is for them.

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u/Cadaren99 on Jun 11 '22

Del Duca as well, RIP his career.

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u/pickledshallots Jun 12 '22

I’m honestly not here to debate the intricacies of my political beliefs — however — in a democratic country, do you think we should ever have a situation where the minority of total votes results in a majority government? Because I personally think that’s not a very democratic thing.

For better or for worse, democracy is supposed to represent what the majority of the population wants. We shouldn’t accept any situation of minority rule just because the popular party doesn’t align with our personal views. If you want to win an election with the population being represented fairly, then you should make sure the majority of the population wants to vote for your party.

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u/wolfgang94 Jun 12 '22

I don't like first last the post, I just also dislike ranked ballots.

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u/pickledshallots Jun 12 '22

What about proportional representation?

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u/wolfgang94 Jun 12 '22

Big fan, I prefer Mixed member proportional tho

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u/pickledshallots Jun 12 '22

Also — I’m an Ontarian. Only 38% of the eligible population actually fucking voted. The biggest percentage of voters out there aren’t liberals or conservatives — they’re non voters.

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u/wolfgang94 Jun 12 '22

62.5% turnout for our last federal election according to elections Canada. We're not doing great for turnout at the national level, but it's still a reasonable turnout.

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u/pickledshallots Jun 12 '22

My apologies, I was referring to the Ontario provincial election that just passed.

68% isn’t bad but still 32% short

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u/wolfgang94 Jun 12 '22

I hear you, it's hard to get people motivated to vote in this system