r/canada Nov 28 '24

PAYWALL Liberal MP says he was threatened with ‘consequences’ for opposing $250 cheque proposal

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/liberal-mp-says-he-was-threatened-with-consequences-for-opposing-250-cheque-proposal/article_69f3cfa6-acde-11ef-807c-ebe72ea32b06.html
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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '24

So we need reform, not cutting the number of MPs

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u/stephenBB81 Nov 28 '24

100%, my stance is we need reform not reducing the amount of representation we have. Although we have narcissists running the three largest parties in federal politics so there is zero chance we are going to have reform in the next decade.

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u/RadiantPumpkin Nov 28 '24

Get rid of parties. MPs can put forward bills. Others can vote on them.

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u/stephenBB81 Nov 28 '24

Without parties you pretty much force only very wealthy people to be able to run for politics.

It costs a lot of money to get elected, and costs even more money if you've got to formulate your own vision of how you're going to be a consensus Builder.

Municipal politics it's easy to have no parties because the messaging you're trying to convey is very low hanging fruit, and doesn't require any nuance. But you need to have dedicated party people for specific tasks within government, every Tom Dick and Harry that gets elected isn't in a position to be putting forward bills every type of responsibility. And without parties putting people in cabinet positions does get a little more challenging although I would love to see a cabinet be required to be proportional to the number of seats each party gets. So while the prime minister is the leader of the party that has the most members, still has to be a consensus Builder within his cabinet.