On Wednesday, the Liberals officially broke their promise to make 2015 the last election held under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system. There was no evidence at all to suggest any senior party members thought FPTP was the worst electoral system imaginable for Canada — the only interpretation of the platform promise. That being the case, the promise was far too conveniently enticing to New Democrat voters to take at face value. As to referendums: ample Canadian precedent holds that electoral reform is contingent upon them. By joining forces at the electoral reform committee and proposing a new system, you made an inevitable broken promise look about as terrible on the Liberals as you possibly could.

Source: National Post February 02, 2017 20:47 UTC