Feds should take another look at electoral reform

It’s worth considering a PR system, beyond mixed-member proportional.

Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould has said it’s not in her mandate to pursue electoral reform, but author Katie Oppen says the Liberal government should take a second stab at it before the 2019 election. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY KATIE OPPEN

March 29, 2017

OTTAWA—The government’s reasons for not putting in place a proportional representation system included their assertion that the House Electoral Reform Committee failed to propose an actual, detailed system for Canada. While the mixed-member proportional system got a lot of attention during the ...

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