As a disappointed supporter of proportional representation, I would like nothing more than for someone to present a persuasive argument for the current system. Unfortunately, this is a poorly written piece that fails in that regard. Despite inaccurately criticizing the "fair vote" movement as unspecific about potential benefits, this article is full of redundant generalized and unsupported claims about the quality of our system, littered with disconnected historical examples. 

The reality is that our system enables a majority government to be appointed by a minority of voters and leaves large numbers of people (with many different views) feeling unrepresented. People disengage from the process and become cynical and angry (see Trump). The cornerstone of democracy is participation; the danger always is to be found in people like Mr. Macdonald who fail to perceive the growing underlying disenchantment and claim that "nothing's broken" as they look wistfully back over the past 150 years.