‘We won’t give up’: electoral reform advocates set sights on provinces after citizens’ assembly motion fails in the House

Just under a third of MPs voted for the motion, but a Fair Vote Canada representative said ‘opportunities for reform will continue to come up whenever voters are dissatisfied.’

NDP MP Lisa Marie Barron, centre, pictured with NDP MP Daniel Blaikie, left, and Green MP Mike Morrice, said she had mixed feelings about the defeat of her motion on a citizens' assembly for electoral reform, noting that 'we have Members of Parliament across party lines who are agreeing that this is an issue that needs to be prioritized.'Photograph courtesy of X

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

February 19, 2024

Campaigners in favour of a change from Canada’s first-past-the-post voting system say they are disappointed but not defeated by the failure of a federal motion to create a citizens’ assembly on electoral reform, with plans to turn to a series of provincial elections due ...

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