23-07-2018 03:00 via vancouversun.com

Seth Klein and Vyas Saran: Debunking a red herring: Electoral reform will not enable the far right

It is now clear that a core assertion the “No” side in the electoral reform referendum will endlessly repeat in the coming months is that proportional representation should be rejected because it will enable far-right or “extremist” political parties.
It is a spurious claim.
The likelihood that we will see extreme, right-wing parties gain a foothold in our province if British Columbians choose to embrace proportional representation this fall are virtually zero.
Throughout
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