Electoral reform Canada

• Support for electoral reform in Canada jumps after federal election: poll

  Nearly 70 per cent of Canadians said they support electoral reform.

  Politics

  Nov 22, 2019
• Bill Kelly: The federal leaders’ debates need a reboot

  This past election underscores the need to revamp the leaders' debates process, says Bill Kelly.

  Commentary

  Nov 13, 2019
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• Liberals keen to push through voting reforms ahead of 2019 federal election

  While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has jettisoned his vow to replace the first-past-the-post voting system, a host of other changes to the way Canadian vote are still on the table.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2018
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• NDP call on Liberals to apologize after breaking ‘sacred oath’ on electoral reform

  The NDP slammed the Liberal government on Thursday for breaking 'a sacred oath' a year ago of enacting electoral reform in Canada.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2018
• Trudeau called a ‘liar,’ the ‘most cynical’ of politicians for ditching electoral reform promise

  Backlash was swift when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suddenly abandoned his pledge Wednesday to reform how Canadians elect the federal government.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2017
• Privacy watchdog recommends better privacy protection in electoral reform survey

  The federal privacy watchdog has opened a formal investigation into the Trudeau government's much-maligned online survey on electoral reform.

  Politics

  Dec 14, 2016
• Your electoral reform survey won’t count if you don’t tell them how much you make

  You don’t have to fork over all the personal information asked of you on MyDemocracy.ca but if you don’t, your opinions won’t hold much weight.

  Politics

  Dec 7, 2016
• New electoral reform tool mydemocracy.ca draws fire online

  A new online tool that cost taxpayers $250,000 has launched to consult Canadians on how they feel about their democracy.

  Politics

  Dec 5, 2016
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• Committee suggests penalizing political parties that don’t run enough women

  A special all-party committee examining Canada's electoral system says parties should be rewarded, or penalized, financially depending on how many women they run on the ballot.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2016
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• Liberals running out of time for electoral reform referendum

  Time is running out to organize a national referendum on electoral reform if the voting system is to be changed in time for the next federal election in October 2019, as Justin Trudeau has promised.

  Politics

  Nov 28, 2016