That's not why they'll never win. They'll never win because minor/fringe/startup parties can't win in the Canadian electoral system. It's not just unlikely, it's impossible for one simple reason.
That reason being, if those ideas ever become popular enough to win an election, a major party will run on them. That's how it works. The major parties adapt to the electorate (rather than taking a position, never changing, and just hoping the electorate eventually comes to them like the Greens and the PPC do). That's why they have leadership elections and policy conventions - to stay relevant with the voters.
Seriously. Haven't you ever wondered why for the entire 150 years of this country's existence it's only ever been ruled by one of the two major parties, even though a myriad of minor parties have come and gone? That's why. Because the major parties adopt the popular positions of the day in order to stay in power. That's not going to change. The major parties aren't just going to stop trying to win elections by adapting to current trends. And the PPC are not going to be the first party in Canadian history to come from behind and upset the whole system by winning an election. To even think this is possible reveals a deep lack of understanding of how electoral politics work.
That's not why they'll never win. They'll never win because minor/fringe/startup parties can't win in the Canadian electoral system. It's not just unlikely, it's impossible for one simple reason.
That reason being, if those ideas ever become popular enough to win an election, a major party will run on them. That's how it works. The major parties adapt to the electorate (rather than taking a position, never changing, and just hoping the electorate eventually comes to them like the Greens and the PPC do). That's why they have leadership elections and policy conventions - to stay relevant with the voters.
Seriously. Haven't you ever wondered why for the entire 150 years of this country's existence it's only ever been ruled by one of the two major parties, even though a myriad of minor parties have come and gone? That's why. Because the major parties adopt the popular positions of the day in order to stay in power. That's not going to change. The major parties aren't just going to stop trying to win elections by adapting to current trends. And the PPC are not going to be the first party in Canadian history to come from behind and upset the whole system by winning an election. To even think this is possible reveals a deep lack of understanding of how electoral politics work.
Forgot about those guys.