I completely agree with this. A $2 per vote subsidy ties every $2 directly from a voter to the party s/he supported. What could be more fair? Add to that the minimal cost to taxpayers - noting that a single donation of $400 from an individual person costs Canadian taxpayers $300 in lost revenue.

But the biggest benefits are possibly in the areas of democracy and civil society. A direct subsidy would reduce the desperate, and sometimes unsavoury, lengths all political parties have to go to to fundraise. And it might also tone down the over-the-top rhetoric political parties feel obliged to use in their campaigns to get their bases  to click on that all-important 'Donate!' button.