A group called Fair Vote Canada is slamming Prime Minister Trudeau for breaking a promise that was a key plank in his election win.
"Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has chosen his party over Canadians by breaking his promise to 'Make Every Vote Count'. Canadians are outraged and disgusted that the Prime Minister has cynically abandoned his commitment to make 2015 the last unfair election. Instead, he will take another roll in the false majority casino,” said Fair Vote Canada’s Executive Director, Kelly Carmichael.
“In 2015, so many voters believed him and cast strategic votes for the Liberal Party. We played his game and he played us”.
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Former Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay Aspin, who lost his seat to Anthony Rota in the Trudeau sweep agrees.
"It's another broken promise, one of many, and clearly this government can't deliver. What he's done is waste thousands of hours of committee time, and Canadians' time who provided input."
Anthony Rota, MP for Nipissing-Timiskaming told BayToday, "We consulted with Canadians about electoral reform in many different ways over the past year.
"It’s important to thank everyone who participated, who engaged in these consultations. And I would also like to acknowledge the work of the all-party parliamentary committee for its sincere efforts. In the end, what came out of the process is that there is no clear consensus for a new voting system in Canada."
During national consultations on electoral reform, 80% of citizens and 88% of experts expressed a preference for proportional representation (PR), according to a news release from the group.
"The truth, confirmed by all parties in the Electoral Reform Committee, is that there was no support for the winner-take-all Alternative Vote system personally favoured by Justin Trudeau. While the Country was grieving a tragic event in Quebec, the disappointed Prime Minister quietly sent out his the newly appointed Minister to present alternative facts to justify the broken promise. In truth, he has made a calculated decision to keep an unfair system that provided him with 100% of the power with only 39% of the popular vote."
In the last federal election, the Liberal Party promised to make 2015 the last unfair, first-past-the-post-election and to make every vote count.
“Politicians using citizens for their votes but not delivering on promises is what makes Canadians cynical. The Prime Minister has shown us that his word means nothing, and outraged voters will remember this in 2019.” said Fair Vote Canada President Réal Lavergne.
Demonstrations start today at Trudeau's constituency office: https://www.facebook.com/event
