• Associate professor and Founding Fellow, MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance, Dalhousie University
People gather in Paris after the second round of the legislative election on July 7, 2024. A leftist coalition that came together to keep the far right from power won the most parliamentary seats in runoff elections amid a high voter turnout. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Here’s how progressive, collaborative electoral alternatives can beat the far right

If political parties respect voters and focus on policy rather than polls and partisan hackery, Canadians might have something substantive to choose from when the next federal election is called.
Le chef libéral Justin Trudeau et sa femme Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau célèbrent la victoire à Montréal, dans la nuit du 21 au 22 octobre. La Presse Canadienne/Sean Kilpatrick

Le travail de Justin Trudeau est devenu beaucoup plus compliqué

Les questions urgentes auxquelles le Canada a été confronté durant la campagne électorale ne le sont pas moins maintenant. Justin Trudeau doit se réinventer et s'engager dans des compromis importants.
Justin Trudeau delivers his victory speech in Montréal. Now that he’s leading a minority government, Trudeau will have a more difficult job. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Justin Trudeau’s job just got a lot more complicated

The urgent issues facing Canada during the election are not less urgent now that the election is over. The prime minister is going to have to reinvent himself and commit to some important compromises.
Le chef du Bloc Québécois, Yves-François Blanchet, la chef du Parti Vert, Elizabeth May, et Jagmeet Singh du NPD pourraient tous jouer un rôle si le Canada optait pour un gouvernement de coalition. La Presse Canadienne/Graham Hughes/Chris Wattie/Nathan Denette

Voici pourquoi le Canada devrait adopter une coalition nouveau genre pour lutter contre l'hégémonie du PC et du PLC

Avec le système majoritaire uninominal à un tour au Canada, nous sommes coincés avec deux partis politiques. Une coalition entre les tiers partis pourraient apporter une solution.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and Jagmeet Singh of the NDP could all play roles if Canada opts for a coalition government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes/Chris Wattie/Nathan Denette

Why Canada should embrace a coalition‑style ‘fellowship of parties’

We’re stuck with first-past-the-post electoral system in Canada, but that doesn’t mean we have to use our vote as nothing more than a veto of the worst possible option.

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