The political system in Germany has forced Merkel to re-evaluate her position in order to survive. The political system in Italy may well bring down the E.U. The political system in the Netherlands is on the verge of handing power to the extreme right. The list of countries with problems are fairly extensive and all have what we are currently debating, PR. A year ago Merkel was the person everyone looked to as the champion of the refugees. A year later political reality caught up with her, and now has to back away from her previous positions. Canadians would do well to continue to push for a referendum, in the hopes that we can avoid the political problems that currently plague Europe.