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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s 32-point plan to fix Canadian democracy has led to a flurry of commentary from politicians and pundits, but it’s almost certainly destined for the “who cares?” file for the average Canadian who is more worried about paying the bills and getting the kids to soccer on time.

That would be a big mistake, at least for Conservative voters. Trudeau’s vaguely-detailed plan to change the way we elect our MPs has the potential to shut Conservatives out of government indefinitely.

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There are two main alternatives to our winner-take-all system.

Proportional representation would distribute seats in the Commons based on the percentage of votes a party gets. Its main flaw is that majority governments become highly unlikely. Instead, we would get constant horse trading and frequent elections.

The seemingly more plausible alternative is a ranked ballot. As the name implies, voters would rank their first, second and third preference. The person with the fewest votes drops out and his supporters’ votes go to their second choice. The process continues until someone gets a majority of the votes.