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Jun 16, 2018  Preferential Ridings Proportional is an electoral system that could work well in the YukonLinda Leon The Preferential Ridings Proportional system is a type of Mixed Member Proportional Representation. While complex, it might be the best bet for electoral reform in the Yukon. |
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May 23, 2018  Liberals will fix election rules while keeping first-past-the-postKarl Nerenberg Trudeau's plan to make elections fairer is salutary. But it is hard to forget that he flagrantly broke his promise to change the electoral system. |
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May 13, 2018  Could mixed member proportional representation work in the Yukon?Linda Leon There are some challenges with MMP as an electoral system, which is a combination of First Past the Post and Proportional Representation. |
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Apr 9, 2018  What would Party List Proportional Representation look like in Yukon?Linda Leon Party List Proportional Representation (PLPR) is one of the more commonly used electoral systems in the world. Could it work for the Yukon? |
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Mar 28, 2018  Less than half the vote could give radical rightists all the powerKarl Nerenberg Polls show Doug Ford's Conservatives winning big in Ontario. A majority victory would not be all his doing, however. It would largely be a product of the electoral system. |
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Mar 18, 2018  Can Alternative Voting help resist undue influence in politics?Linda Leon As part of her series on electoral reform in the Yukon, Linda Leon looks at Alternative Voting. |
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Feb 24, 2018  Electoral reform in the Yukon: Why the two-round system won't workLinda Leon Linda Leon examines two-round voting as part of a series on electoral reform in the Yukon |
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Feb 9, 2018  Anniversary of the broken promise – proportional representation not going away!Electoral reform is not going away and, despite the broken promise federally, has considerable momentum at the provincial level. British Columbia, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island are moving forward. |
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Jan 30, 2018  Electoral reform in YukonLinda Leon The Yukon government is forming a non-partisan commission to study electoral reform in the Yukon. In response to that welcome initiative, I am writing a series existing electoral systems worldwide. |
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Nov 23, 2017  Join the campaign for proportional representation in British ColumbiaOn October 4th, the British Columbia NDP announced that in the fall of 2018, British Columbia voters will be voting in a referendum on proportional representation. Get involved. |
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Oct 18, 2017  Fair Vote Canada and Democracy Watch file joint ethics complaint against Prime MinisterFair Vote Canada and Democracy Watch jointly demand that the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, Mary Dawson, investigate Prime Minister Trudeau’s actions concerning electoral reform. |
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Sep 13, 2017  NDP leadership race: Which candidates are determined to fix our broken voting system?Anita Nickerson Let's make 2019 the last first-past-the-post election! |
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Aug 29, 2017  Which NDP leadership candidate calls proportional representation 'a top priority'?Together, we can raise the profile of PR in this race and elect a leader passionate about fair voting heading into the 2019 federal election. |
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Jun 23, 2017  The year that was for the Trudeau government, as it approaches middle ageKarl Nerenberg Is the Trudeau government merely Harper-lite or is it a beacon of democratic, humanistic internationalism? Based on its record this past year, and at the mid point in its mandate, it is neither. |
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Jun 23, 2017  Election interference is not unique to Russia -- U.S. and Canada have done it, tooYves Engler Media commentators who complain about Russia ignore clear-cut Canadian meddling elsewhere and the history of US interference in other countries’ elections, including in Canada |
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Jun 19, 2017  When it comes to respect for Parliament, Trudeau is uncomfortably like HarperKarl Nerenberg A year ago, the Trudeau Liberals were still new to power, and yet they seemed to be slipping into the arrogant habits for which they had fervently criticized their Conservative predecessors. |
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Jun 16, 2017  Russian meddling abroad underscores need for electoral reform in CanadaPenney Kome Transparency and representation are essential to countering the kind of foreign interference experienced in the U.S. and France. |
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Jun 9, 2017  A lot of things need to go right to achieve electoral reform in B.C.Alex Hemingway A rushed effort that fails to heed the four key lessons outlined here will risk wasting this window of opportunity. |
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Apr 7, 2017  Trudeau vs. Trudeau on Proportional RepresentationEhab Lotayef There is a big difference between P. E. Trudeau's profound vision of Electoral Reform and Proportional Representation and Justin Trudeau's way of tackling the issue, which leaves a lot to be desired. |
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Mar 30, 2017  Conservative lead in national poll shows need to change voting systemKarl Nerenberg Conservative leadership candidates advocate extreme right policies -- should Trudeau reconsider electoral reform? |
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Feb 14, 2017  Populism and faux feminism: Marine Le Pen, Donald Trump and Justin TrudeauJustin Trudeau arrived in Washington on Monday with a plan to help Trump polish his image with women, even though Canadian women are still waiting for action on public child care from our feminist PM. |
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Feb 10, 2017  Trudeau's do-nothing approach to electoral reform risks Canada's futureKarl Nerenberg The PM's warning that an extremist party could gain some seats in parliament under a proportional system ignores the fact that the extreme right can win a majority under the current system. |
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Feb 9, 2017  As burned bridges pile up, Trudeau's re-election may already be out of reachGreg Squires Trudeau's about-face on electoral reform and massive deficits will likely cost him the soft conservative and left vote that delivered a majority in 2015. |
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Feb 6, 2017  Keeping first-past-the-post is a gift to the rightKarl Nerenberg Conservatives are thrilled we're keeping first-past-the-post. It gives them a chance of repeating 2011: winning a majority, even though most voters would choose anybody but them. |
