The election issue no one is talking about, Sept. 11

Bob Hepburn is right when he says one of our most pressing issues for this upcoming election is to address our fractured nation. This is a very real problem that needs to be addressed and addressed with some urgency. Our reality in Canada is that we often end up with a government, be it federal of provincial, that doesn’t represent the majority of the people. This leaves the majority of people without representation, so it should not surprise us that the nation is fractured and increasingly discontent.

Everyone wants to feel they have a voice and we are all paying a lot of money for no representation. One thing that would alleviate some of this frustration is an electoral system based on proportional representation.

We need this now more than ever. With a PR system, every vote counts for something. Everyone has an equal voice. The government we elect would be representative of the people and all the different viewpoints. Trudeau promised this at the last election, but, like a lot of politicians, he reneged on this promise. It’s time we held these politicians accountable and a PR system would go someway to achieving this, otherwise, our already bad situation will only get worse.