Some may argue that this is a function of a vicious mudslinging campaign, but we believe an equally compelling argument can be made that voters are feeling, with some justification, that their vote just doesn't count. If the deadlock of the recent U.S. election is farce, our electoral system is tragedy. Canada desperately needs a new voting system. We both favour a move to proportional representation. In such systems, coalition governments are more common.
Successful coalitions respect the diversity of opinion articulated by voters on election day.
The march toward voting reform needs more than our two voices. Saskatchewan NDP MP Lorne Nystrom's re-election ensures that his work for voting reform will continue. That means citizens must raise their voices. Monday's vote marked the end of one campaign. The campaign to return our electoral system to the people has only just begun.