If we're opening up the electoral reform can of worms can we get the important parts too? You know, like proportional representation? Or is Poilievre too scared of strong democracy to talk about that?

How about we change it so you have to LIVE in the riding you're running in?

So, he wants to improve democracy by being able to pre-approve who is allowed to run against him?

It’s not enough that Pierre runs in the safest byelection in the country, the runway has to be bubble wrapped as well.

“These aren’t real candidates. They aren’t campaigning. They aren’t engaging with constituents,” Poilievre wrote.

Boy, that sounds a whole lot like how none of the CPC candidates showed up to any of my local debates or showed up on a single local news or radio program, or took a single interview.

Frankly, I don't think we should be limited from running for office based on their percieved level of seriousness or that it's a protest. That's a slippery slope right there. We can increase the signatures or whatever, but it's still not going to be particularly useful and will primarily increase the floor of how much money you need to actually campaign.

Can we get a law to ban opportunist right-wing dickbags with no skills or ideas?

Before anyone objects: not really, I'm just very sick of this man.

The irony of him making his complaint after he moved to this area just so he could guarantee his election. That's a way bigger problem. Infinitely bigger

The Longest Ballot Committee is also seeking a change to the electoral system.

It wants a citizens’ assembly put in charge of crafting a new electoral system, and argues that political parties are reluctant to make the government more representative of a diverse electorate.

This is a good thing to fight for. PP's whingy excuse is not.

So, no one should be allowed to run against him, without his permission?

Awwwww, muffin.

How about we ban these by-elections that only exist to give a loser a second chance. Idgaf I'd it's libs, cins, NDP, bloc, crab people, no one should get to run a second time just because they are party leader.

Just donated to Critchley. 😄

@Sunshine When is this irrelevant, unelectable turd going to shut the fuck up?

I call for Polievre to go fuck himself!

To be fair. It's Alberta.

There's a not insignificant chance that if someone named Peter Polliver was on the ballot, a number of albertans would be too irritated by the original's quebecois name and immediately vote for the "proper canadian" guy instead.