Longest Ballot Committee: a misconception about how Canadian democracy works. It is the ruling party, not Elections Canada, who decides election law. It seems like a crazy set up, but it's true

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Jordan Leichnitz shares a common misconception about how Canadian democracy works on the "Curse of Politics" podcast. Unfortunately it is the ruling party, not Elections Canada, who decides election law. It seems like a crazy set up but it's true.

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Bobble7@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Can you share which episode for those not using Bluesky?

AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y

Platform Wins and Fails | Curse of Politics.

Canadians have the right to run in an election for Parliament, it's not an inconvenience, as Jordan Leichnitz likes to present it as.