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is subject to wealth.

have the right to vote,

Early on in our history

women from voting in 1834.

Neither domestic chores

nor success of pregnancies

prevented them from creating

suffragette movement

in the 1920s.

than that of their sisters.

in around 50 countries

for 29 more years.

- Four, three, two...

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And there we are,

with few exceptions all adults

are more equal than other.

for a majority of the runners.

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(child chattering)

- Oh, I'm so sorry.

(laughs)

- Oh, no!

officially on the ballot

- Okay.

- Yeah, 'cause you don't know

and refugees right now.

just so you know.

- I'm half French, half English.

My mom's French but I agree that

but not penalizing people

- I live in Côte-Saint-Luc.

and hardcore ambitions.

which seem totally outrageous

- Thank you very much.

(traffic rumbles)

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Once you see them, you know?

- Oh, that's punchy.

(soft urban drone)

on political party funding.

per person per year.

trips on a luxurious yacht

they sign up for it literally.

In November 2010,

to strengthen the power

on private contributions.

But it's too little too late.

Four years and 1741 pages later

the report is published,

particularly in politics.

(seagulls squawking)

but unlike artists

The reforms have obvious impacts

take three different forms,

For example, in 2021,

based on the proportion of votes

Seems fair, right?

it would have gotten 24.5%

in the National Assembly.

(whirring)

(laughs)

- These are awesome!

(honking)

Oh, yeah, good one.

Wait, I have to take a photo.

um, kind of action group

and it was during the Covid.

"No! This is not normal."

And so, we want the new normal.

But we want our new normal,

organic, brainstorming,

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(lawn mower humming)

(laughs)

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barrier after barrier.

So it's just another example

of how we are,

So we don't have the money,

what is democracy,

A record for Québec.

Yet, since 1867,

for fear of losing votes.

against the climate crisis

On the other hand,

and around the world,

(cars honking)

our electoral system has eroded

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of political formations

in Québec's political landscape.

A spectacular increase.

(cheering)

Throughout the world,

the more it becomes normalized.

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(chanting): Paul! Paul! Paul!

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(narrator): In Québec,

and can decide not to show up

which means that the media

included 11 candidates

and taxing the rich

all reached a national audience.

one first needs to be seen.

But to be seen,

one needs the media.

will bring them more viewers.

Visibility is a major issue.

Accessibility is another.

such as an electoral platform.

Well, it's interesting actually.

And, um, if the media

is really bias in those ways,

of the electoral landscape

on great candidates,

of the issues at hand.

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(laughs)

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into a certain number of seats.

But it's far from neutral.

voter turnout,

how campaigns are run,

and the way parties govern.

There are two main categories,

is to allocate seats

But not here.

One candidate, one vote.

A vote for the candidate...

(gunshot)

is a vote for the party.

It refers to horse races

in order to win.

Most importantly,

the winner takes all.

it isn't proportional.

and the number of seats won

Québec ranks 126th.

between 22 and 34.

with enormous power.

of the 1792 bills

tabled in the National Assembly.

in the next election.

In short,

it hands power to people

you can from one hand,

that employers need cheap labour

but from the other hand,

if you have a very--

really don't make much sense.

For example, Bill 21.

were from that background,

the affected background

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(narrator): 2021.

to reform the voting system.

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In the 1990s,

triggered electoral reform.

with averages under three.

That's huge.

from all parties

or even a referendum.

This is simply not true.

Goodwill shortens the journey.

As they say.

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(car honks)

- That one's better.

- Perfect.

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(laughing)

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(cheering)

(cheering)

(laughter)

(laughs)

and who is not.

Voting strategically,

so as to be on the winning side.

Voting or not.

won't affect the outcome.

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into new speculators.

Where election coverage

is treated much like sports.

and political debate.

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(laughter)

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Coalition Avenir Québec

won by a landslide

in the National Assembly,

as votes for a party,

it would be a matter of minutes

We must admit that

there's been some progress.

disabled or lower class,

the make-up of our society.

to say the least.

This explains why

for 500$ a month.

the impacts of a curfew

with no balcony.

(cheering)

of systemic racism

by political decisions

Hard to tell.

If you have enough time,

for women's voting rights.

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