Electoral reform has become that dog turd in the park no one picks up

Democratic reform work often ends up an all-consuming distraction with very little reward.

Electoral Reform Committee member and Conservative MP Scott Reid speaks with Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef at a committee meeting in July.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

December 7, 2016

OTTAWA—When it comes to political communications, as in life, you win some and you lose some. Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government won for the way it messaged its pipeline decisions and flamed out miserably when it came to its stick-handling of electoral reform. In announcing t...

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