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Excuse me? He got it the other way around. Trudeau was trying to convince us of the merits of first-past-the-post even going as far as saying 2015 would be the last election held under the old system.

In the first anniversary of his victory, he suggested he thought the new proposed system was only meant to depose former Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, but now that he, Mr. Popular, was in charge, there was no need for the change.

He let his guard down with Quebec’s Le Devoir newspaper: “Under Mr. Harper, there were so many people who were unhappy with the government and his approach that people said, ‘We need electoral reform in order to stop having governments we don’t like.’ However, under the current system, they now have a government with which they are more satisfied. And the thirst to change the electoral system is less striking.”

It was an incredible thing for him to admit publicly. That, I think, is monumentally undemocratic. Implementing your promises, big or small, is not.

Some parties run on a more detailed platform. Ford presented a simple one and he debated it publicly. He was roundly criticized for its lack of details. But he won fair and square at the ballot box. And no one can seriously claim he has been inconsistent with regards to Toronto city council. He’s been on the record for years lamenting its bloat and inefficiency.

Horwath’s role in opposition is to oppose. But her over-the-top verbal hand grenade bombs on democracy being under siege is undermining her credibility by the day and should be dialed down.