His public persona is that he is intelligent. But when asked specifically about electoral reform and proportional representation, he says he’s uncertain and open to exploring options? Why would someone as smart as him be uncertain about ensuring every vote counts?
This is the correct response for an “intelligent person” that doesn’t know all the facts about the situation. I hope he can resist the siren’s song of corporate cash and we get PR, but Im not going to fault the guy for saying he’s not sure about something.
Im not going to fault the guy for saying he’s not sure about something.
Well, that’s the question, is it true that he doesn’t know about Canada’s broken electoral system? I don’t think so, that’s why I highlighted the mathematics of electoral systems and economics.
Even if it is true that he doesn’t know, the Liberal party’s history on proportional representation is damning. We should assume status quo, because there is no reason to believe otherwise.
I agree. I think it’s a hedge that was calculated to give him room to let the LPC do its usual “run left, govern right” bullshit.
He knows full well that PR would diminish the power of the ruling party and force more coalition building (which the party obviously does not want), and it’s historically been enough for the technocrats that it’s their guy running the show 50% of the time.
All the historical evidence points to Liberals not supporting proportional representation. Mark Carney is not marketing himself as anybody that is coming in to shake things up, and there is no reason to believe that he will bring in proportional representation.
And with Carney’s suggestion to remove carbon pricing (against economists’ strong recommendations), whose side is he really on? (I know carbon pricing is deeply unpopular, but the math works out).
This is the correct response for an “intelligent person” that doesn’t know all the facts about the situation. I hope he can resist the siren’s song of corporate cash and we get PR, but Im not going to fault the guy for saying he’s not sure about something.
Well, that’s the question, is it true that he doesn’t know about Canada’s broken electoral system? I don’t think so, that’s why I highlighted the mathematics of electoral systems and economics.
Even if it is true that he doesn’t know, the Liberal party’s history on proportional representation is damning. We should assume status quo, because there is no reason to believe otherwise.
I agree. I think it’s a hedge that was calculated to give him room to let the LPC do its usual “run left, govern right” bullshit.
He knows full well that PR would diminish the power of the ruling party and force more coalition building (which the party obviously does not want), and it’s historically been enough for the technocrats that it’s their guy running the show 50% of the time.
Yep, that’s right.
All the historical evidence points to Liberals not supporting proportional representation. Mark Carney is not marketing himself as anybody that is coming in to shake things up, and there is no reason to believe that he will bring in proportional representation.
And with Carney’s suggestion to remove carbon pricing (against economists’ strong recommendations), whose side is he really on? (I know carbon pricing is deeply unpopular, but the math works out).