Electoral reform committee ends summer hearings as referendum talk heats up

A majority of Canadians believe the public and Parliamentary consultations the government has started on electoral system reform are not enough to achieve public consent and that a national referendum is required, Ipsos Research head Darrell Bricker told the committee Thursday.

Liberal MPs Mark Holland, Francis Scarpaleggia, and Ruby Sahota speak at an electoral reform committee meeting.The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright

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BY TIM NAUMETZ

September 1, 2016

A special House of Commons committee on electoral reform has wrapped up an intensive series of summer witness hearings on Parliament Hill before it hits the road for a 16-city marathon in September, with lines forming over whether electors should have the final say on ...

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