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NDP leader introduces bill that would require floor crossers to face voters first (www.ctvnews.ca)
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NDP leader introduces bill that would require floor crossers to face voters first

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/ndp-leader-introduces-bill-that-would-require-floor-crossers-to-face-voters-first/

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[–] 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Crossing the floor seems to me to be anti-democratic. At the same time, taking a stance that you believe in, even if it goes against your fellow voters, seems honourable. Everything is shades of grey.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    I don't have a problem with floor crossing if it's being done by an MP in the interest of best serving the will and priorities of their constituents as an elected representative. That said, if they ran on one platform and now are going to be loyal to another, I'm okay with them having to get a renewed mandate from their constituents. Floor crossing itself can be part of the democratic process. Getting a renewed mandate also seems to strengthen the democratic process.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    Technically (and as intended originally), you vote for a representative. What they choose after that, including party affiliations, is up to them.

    In practice, nobody uses the system as it's designed.

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