Liberals to vote on proportional representation on Saturday, MacKinnon says he won’t support it

The National Women’s Liberal Commission has put forward a resolution urging the Carney government to lay out plans for a suitable form of proportional representation. But some Liberal MPs and cabinet ministers told The Hill Times they don't see it as a top priority right now.

Government House Leader and Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said Canadians rejected the proportional representation electoral system years ago. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY RIDDHI KACHHELA

April 10, 2026

MONTREAL—Liberal Party members who are calling for electoral reform will learn if their push for proportional representation will get approved on Saturday, as votes will roll in on about 24 policy proposals at the party's national convention in Montreal, the first one unde...

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