e-4148 (Democratic process)

Petition to the Government of Canada

• First-past-the-post doesn’t allow voters to vote honestly without worrying about splitting the vote in their riding;
• Polarization in Canadian politics is on the rise, which is incentivized by first-past-the-post;
• First-past-the-post leads to many voters being ideologically unrepresented;
• First-past-the-post leads to the formation of a parliament that doesn't accurately reflect the Canadian electorate politically;
• First-past-the-post leads to the formation of governments that do not represent the majority of voters;
• A Proportional Representation system would lead to more inter-party collaboration and cooperation in parliament;
• A Preferential system would lead to more collaboration and cooperation between different parties and/or different candidates on the campaign trail;
• A Preferential system would allow voters to support candidates running for smaller parties without worrying about splitting the vote in the riding;
• Some proportional representation systems don’t allow voters to show their preference for parties and/or candidates; and
• A Proportional Representation system would allow the party caucuses of large parties to be regionally diverse, leading to an increase in national unity.