A referendum on voting system would be undemocratic and immoral

The Conservatives want a referendum because they think it will give them their best shot of keeping our unrepresentative voting system, not for any democratic reasons.
Conservatives, now led by interim leader Rona Ambrose, would have us believe that they want a referendum because they want Canadians to weigh the options and make an informed decision, writes Dennis Pilon.
TORONTO—The Conservatives and their media supporters have spent the summer beating the referendum drum, insisting than any change to Canada’s voting system must be approved by the electorate in a national vote. To its supporters, the position is so obviously the right one, they respond with incr...

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