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Upgrading our democracy’s operating system (Part 2)

Ranked ballots have arrived in Canada, and they’re here to stay

by MESLIN D
Published in November 2021 - Page 37

Canada is one of the few members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) still using the discredited First Past the Post (FPTP) model. In fact, we are the only OECD member that uses FPTP for all three orders of government. But October 22, 2018, was the first time you didn’t have to cross an international border to witness a fair election.

I woke up that morning in Kingston. I’d been a frequent

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