[fvc-wat-disc] Justin's Iqaluit argument re Fringe Parties gaining power to influence policy

[David dirks]

Yes. Iqaluit 

DAVID

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> On Feb 10, 2017, at 10:05 AM, STUART CHANDLER <stuchandler43 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Nice rebuttal Donald 
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> Would the word "alleged" help here? 
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> Stu
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> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network.
> From: Donald Fraser
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 9:48 AM
> To: FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
> Reply To: FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
> Subject: [fvc-wat-disc] Justin's Iqaluit argument re Fringe Parties gaining power to influence policy
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> Before I send this, I just need to confirm that the remark was made in Iqaluit ... does anybody know for sure? The article was run on CBC National this morning
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> Friday, February 10, 2017
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> Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.
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> Hello Justin,
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>  Your argument yesterday in Iqaluit criticizing Proportional Representation (PR) for allowing fringe parties to determine policy is an old one and easily refuted as I’m sure you must know.
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>  Most practicing PR countries use an “Election Threshold” (ET), which is a minimum required percentage of the national vote that a party must receive before it can have representation in Parliament. The effect of ET is to deny representation to fringe parties whose purpose is to destabilize normal government procedures. In the case of Germany and New Zealand, for example, both of which use Mixed Member PR (MMPR … the best system for Canada) if a party gains local directly elected seats, they are retained regardless but those MPs are not permitted to decide a critical vote on an important issue unless the party has achieved ET.
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>  Your use of this “straw man” argument is amateurish. Why not just admit that your Party enjoys its majority and anticipates more of them under FPTP?  This admission is at least honest if not admirable. However FPTP leaves Canada vulnerable to a Harper-clone-Trumpist majority, the possibility of which looms as a result of the candidates we observe competing for the Conservative leadership.
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> Yours Truly,
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> Donald A Fraser,
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