The truth is, last time i voted i became homeless, so now i am afraid of voting.

to not vote is to vote for yourself. the point is that the voting is not addressing any issues or solutions to the issues, all it does is to determine who is going to represent you in the political process, which is nothing more than a popularity contest of the egos. i can represent myself just fine, better than any bred for power imbeciles. left or right, it is still the same bird. 

i was very excited about the elections before, when i was naive and stupid, i even worked as a poll clerk for Elections Canada on a few occasions and did a few campaigns as a volunteer, however it all came crushing down with my enlightenment to the true nature of things, and i am not talking about the David Suzuki, when i became homeless after voting for my favourite candidate who then left me, by way of a clerical error, living by the rail tracks as my lifelong belongings, my art, i am an artist, and my sketch books were thrown on the streets because welfare made a clerical error and i was evicted without any notice and to top that -- through a fault of not my own but due to some other people whom i don't even know. Then i was left without ANY representation and Devil may care. i was traumatized by the whole experience and still recovering from it, eight years later.

As for the voting itself, it is more the ranked ballot, aka the condorcet method, that is vs the first past the post, i.e. voting for either one candidate vs ranking all of them. Also, the proportional representation is the number of representatives in relation to the population density and geographic location, which is done, somewhat, in the first past the post via MPs and the Senate respectively, however, in an idealized situation, it would mean that, for example, "If 30% of the electorate support a particular political party, then roughly 30% of seats will be won by that party." 

Currently, most MMP (Mixed Member Proportional representation) systems have two votes, one for a candidate and the other for a party. The candidates may be elected by FPTP and the second vote for the party will determine the % makeup of the total seats.

Which is not dealing with the actual voting system but how the results of the voting are reflected in the final representation of the elected government. Hence, the first past the post, as an outdated voting system, should be compared to another voting system, such as the ranked ballot, with the proportional representation being a secondary issue to the voting process itself.


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I did vote for the Green Party of Canada before, i was even a treasurer briefly for the Federal Greens in Trinity-Spadina riding, sometime in the 90's. 

As for the voting itself, I am more for the ranked ballot, aka the Condorcet method, vs the first past the post, i.e. voting for either one candidate vs ranking all of them.

Also, the proportional representation is the number of representatives in relation to the population density and geographic location, which is done, somewhat, in the first past the post via MPs and the Senate respectively, however, in an idealized situation, it would mean that, for example, "If 30% of the electorate support a particular political party, then roughly 30% of seats will be won by that party." 

Currently, most MMP (Mixed Member Proportional representation) systems have two votes, one for a candidate and the other for a party. The candidates may be elected by FPTP and the second vote for the party will determine the % makeup of the total seats.

Which is not dealing with the actual voting system but how the results of the voting are reflected in the final representation of the elected government. 

Hence, the first past the post, as an outdated voting system, should be compared to another voting system, such as the ranked ballot, with the proportional representation being a secondary issue to the voting process itself.

I want to know if the Guaranteed Minimum Income is part of the official Green Party of Canada - Parti vert du Canada platform. I also want to know if the abolishing prohibition of cannabis is part of the platform as well. Too many lives have been ruined, specially young ones, over this benevolent plant which humanity is using since the ancient times. The Green Party should be a vocal leader on these topics. Human Rights first, then the environment can be dealt with appropriately. 

i am still making up my mind about the whole political process.