Once again, the largest voting block in Canada is - BY FAR - the group that stayed at home. This is a massive rebuke of Canada's bullshit obscure electoral system that stifles new voices, crushes innovation, obliterates diversity and exaggerates support for two dinosaur parties.
2. According to this article, "experts" are seeking answers. 😹

globalnews.ca/news/8209056/c…
3. We know the answers. Here are ten of them, written three years ago for the 2019 Ontario election:

4. We have a choice as a country. We can choose to tolerate our mediocre / bland political landscape that bores us all to death with lack of choice, puppet MPs, teleprompted macho "leaders", distorted results and exaggerated regionalism. Or we can choose to evolve.
5. If you're ready for change, follow groups like @UnlockCanada, @FairVoteCanada, @SamaraCDA, @EqualVoiceCA, @DemocracyWatchr, @apathyisboring

+ check out this cool book I heard about recently (😉);

goodreads.com/en/book/show/4…

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1. This is the most important thread I've written in years. Please RT. Two years ago, London City Council became the first government in Canada to ditch First-Past-the-Post. The results were astounding. Take a moment to watch this short video:
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Welcome to the 13th edition of #LegoMyVote! Today, we're looking at Canada's 2019 federal election. We'll start with the popular vote. Here's how Canadians actually voted at the ballot box:
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