No more blue wall, red wall: How electoral reform could stop regional election sweeps
14-05-2025 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca

No more blue wall, red wall: How electoral reform could stop regional election sweeps

OTTAWA — A change to Canada’s electoral system would have delivered a very different House of Commons this year — one without the monolithic regional strongholds held by both major federal parties — according to an analysis for The Canadian Press.
One seasoned political observer in Alberta says shattering those party fortresses could help take some of the steam out of efforts to ramp up separatist sentiment.
Halifax-based MQO Research took poll-level results from last mon
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