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

Weekly Politics Thread

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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/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