RAMPing up Parliament would be better than keeping current electoral system

Maybe there is a way out of this. Instead of electoral reform, with all the alternatives to the status quo, let’s consider an alternative to the alternatives—parliamentary reform. Let’s make a party’s percentage of power in the House of Commons equal to its percentage of the national vote.
Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured in this file photo at a House Electoral Reform Committee on Parliament Hill.
VICTORIA, B.C.—Electoral reform is a hot topic—a hot, sticky La Brea Tar Pit of a topic, in which the Liberals appear to be trapped and floundering without any obvious means of escape. Meanwhile, most Canadians are confused, bemused, amused, angry, or outright indifferent. Well, here’s another...

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