Electoral Reform Committee report almost in works, but PM comments cast shadow

Based on comments last week, it seems unlikely the committee will recommend adopting either online or mandatory voting in Canada.

Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef, right, and Isabelle Mondou, an assistant secretary at the Privy Council Office, participate in a July 6 session of the Electoral Reform Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

October 24, 2016

The Electoral Reform Committee will soon begin drafting its recommendations after months of work costing more than $670,000, with a “colossal” level of input up for consideration. However, recent comments from the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have left some members questioning the fate of refo...

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