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[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Depends on which current system you mean. I'm Canadian, and while it's not perfect, it's a pretty good system.

[–] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Fair point, I assumed we were talking about US even though that wasn't strictly specified. I'm not Canadian so you probably know more than I would, but I'm pretty sure Canada has it's own systemic problems.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I assumed we were talking about US

Well, the article's about Greenland, but I guess Ameri-centrism is par for the course.

I’m pretty sure Canada has it’s own systemic problems.

Sure, but I don't think our donation rules are big systematic problems. Our rules don't allow donations from foreign sources or companies, and include pretty reasonable limits for individuals (plus 75% of political donations are refunded next tax year). We have definitely had donation scandals, but they've almost exclusively been because people are breaking the rules.