The Ontario election and electoral reform: a missed opportunity

With very little information and no political leadership, one-third of Ontarians voted for changing the electoral system

OTTAWA–Some 52 per cent! That was the participation rate in the 2007 Ontario election. It was the highest abstention rate in the province's history, 10 per cent more than in 1995. Think of it; almost half the Ontario electorate decided not to vote, not to use citizens' most precious democra...

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