NDP Supports MMPR not FPTP!
Have been hearing misinformation from about the Federal NDP's commitment to electoral reform on Social Media. The NDP supports Mixed-Member Proportional Representation (MMPR) over First Past the Post (FPTP) elections that we have now. Here's a list of some of the NDP's motions and work towards abolishing FPTP. This list isn't complete by any means, nonetheless: 1. NDP motion requesting the committee be allowed to continue working on electoral reform: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/votes/39/1/171 2. NDP motion regarding electoral reform and a referendum regarding the Senate: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/votes/40/3/197 3. NDP motion for working towards abolishing FPTP. https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/votes/42/1/80 4. NDP motion to move to MMPR instead of FPTP, in the following election: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/votes/41/2/291 5. Parliament Committee Reports from the Special Committee on Electoral Reform. Both NDP and GPC felt they had the mandate from public consultations to move forward on electoral reform. Liberals and Conservatives disagreed, and Trudeau broke his 2015 promise to end FPTP. https://www.ourcommons.ca/Commit.../en/ERRE/StudyActivity... 6. Here's an NDP motion calling on Trudeau to apologize for breaking his 2015 promise to Canadians to make 2015 the last election under FPTP. https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/votes/42/1/194 7. Here's a letter from Jagmeet Singh, from November 2020, to Trudeau calling for a National Citizens Assembly on electoral reform and urging him to keep his promise from 2015. https://www.fairvote.ca/.../Jagmeet-Singh-Letter-to-Prime... As you can see, electoral reform is a long-standing and ongoing priority for the Federal NDP. It's not accurate to say that they support FPTP. Time to put that rumour to bed.
