while i support the irv, i would actually prefer to keep fptp than move to a proportional system. that was another reason i voted for the liberals and not the ndp.

irv > fptp >>>>> pr.

if you put a proportional system up to a vote, i would vote against it.

i don't want fringe voices in parliament.

but, i'm disappointed that they're not ramming through a preferential ballot, too. they have a very strong mandate for this.

the other reason that pr is a bad idea is that it will increase gridlock.

and, i think that the minister's reaction is basically right: the committee is being obstructionist. now, let's hope the government reacts by ramming the preferential ballot through.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wherry-electoral-reform-committee-1.3866879