\u0022Don\u0027t abuse the population, don\u0027t abuse the opposition parties, with your attitude,\u0022 Jean\u002DPierre Charbonneau urges François Legault.
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In holding talks with opposition leaders last week, Legault tried make Quebecers forget about his 2018 pledge to reform the province’s first-past-the-post electoral system, Mouvement Démocratie Nouvelle president Jean-Pierre Charbonneau said.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“I say to the premier: Don’t abuse the population, don’t abuse the opposition parties, with your attitude,” Charbonneau added.Article content Quebec’s current first-past-the-post system leads to distortions that are accentuated as the province moves from the traditional two-party dominance to a multi-party model.
Despite capturing 41 per cent of the vote in last October’s election, Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec won 72 per cent of the seats, or 90 out of 125. This distortion was denounced by both Mouvement Démocratie Nouvelle and pro-reform parties such as the PQ and Québec solidaire.
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