Canada dysfunctional enough without proportional representation

It's hard enough to get things done in Canada's Parliament without more minority governments.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to abandon his promise to change Canada's electoral system spurred protests on Parliament Hill and elsewhere. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LES WHITTINGTON

April 19, 2017

OTTAWA—After decades of haggling over internal trade rules, the $292.50 fine handed Gerard Comeau for hauling cheaper beer across the New Brunswick border could do more to throw off the shackles of protectionism within Canada than all the politicians combined. At least that’s what the New Bruns...

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