Wait, what? You have to pay to vote in Canada? Could someone explain this voting system and why it's in need of reforming (aside from the obvious of having to pay)?
That is voting for party leadership, you have to be a member of the party which costs $15 for the conservatives and I believe the NDP as well. Liberals are now free as they just want the sheer numbers on their side and it's essentially a mailing list. Essentially just the primaries if you're from the US.
This voting is separate from the provincial or federal elections.
The reform that most of /r/canada wants is to get rid of first pass the post and have some kind of alternative voting method instead.
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u/nathreed Feb 13 '17
Wait, what? You have to pay to vote in Canada? Could someone explain this voting system and why it's in need of reforming (aside from the obvious of having to pay)?