Electoral reform agenda may be over, but democratic reform is not

While we aren’t going to get electoral reform, we can still work towards achieving many of the goals electoral reform was supposed to achieve.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the new Minister for Democratic Institutions, Karina Gould, pictured Feb. 7, 2017, on the Hill, that 'changing the electoral system will not be in your mandate.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY GRACE LORE, MEGAN DIAS

February 13, 2017

The electoral reform agenda has been a long and emotional roller coaster for many, but the ride now appears to be over. After months of consultations, meetings, town halls, surveys, discussions, and debates, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the new Minister for Democratic Institutions, Karina Gou...

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