The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/20 at 07:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 20, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/20 at 07:00 EDT

When they predict we'll fall, we rise to the challenge. When they say we're not a country, we stand on guard. This land taught us to be brave and caring, to protect our values, to leave no one behind. Canada is on the line and it's time to vote as though our country depends on it. Because like never before, it does. I'm Jonathan Pedneau, co-leader of the Green Party of Canada. This election, each vote makes a difference. Authorized by the Registeredleader of the Green Party of Canada, this election, each vote makes a difference.

Authorised by the Registered Agent of the Green Party of Canada. Constituents, and so whether it's issues related to immigration, employment insurance, pensions, anything that the federal government is ultimately responsible for, MPs are accountable to their constituents, right? They have constituency offices. They have staffers who run those constituency offices, they can help people with specific inquiries, they can help to support people, they turn up at events and they support people in those spaces, and that's

a lot of work. And so I guess what I would ask as a response is, well, would you prefer that these MPs have less time to do that constituency work? And I would suggest that maybe that wouldn't be the best thing for us. So you know, ultimately, yes, 343 members is a lot of people, but Canada is a large country with diverse interests and I hope that people engage their members regularly to be able to keep them accountable and also to be adequately served. I'd like to thank both of you for this fascinating conversation. Thank you very much. My pleasure. I've been speaking with Atari Ajadi, who is an assistant professor of political

science at McGill University, and Andre Perella, who is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Laurier University. If you would like to hear more about the First Past the Post or Proportional Representation, CBC's Ideas is running a week-long series called Ideas for a Better Canada. That kicks off on Monday and will be on weekdays at 8 p.m. That's 8.30 in Newfoundland. You're going to have an opportunity to hear a lot more about forms of representation and Canadians' ideas about that. Ideas host Nala Ayer, she has been out to four cities across the country. She's been moderating town halls, looking for local initiatives that inspire national change. And one of the cities that she visited is Charlottetown, PEI. That province has had the most attempts at electoral reform. So

you're going to hear from someone who is still pushing to try proportional representation on PEI. You can hear CBC Ideas for a Better Canada, the series next week, 8 p.m. weekdays, but you can also find it in their podcast feed. -♪ I'm Soroh Jaquelo. Just Asking is live across the country on CBC Radio 1 on Saturday afternoons, 4 p.m. Eastern, 1 p.m. Pacific. You can download the CBC News app for free.

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