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!
electoral reform
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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. |
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Feb 6, 2017  Electoral reform reversal shows Justin Trudeau takes Canadians for foolsChristopher Majka How can honouring an oft-repeated and unambiguous promise to implement electoral reform, widely supported by Canadians, be irresponsible? How can keeping your political word "harm Canadian stability"? |
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Feb 4, 2017  Electoral reform and the Quebec massacre: What's the link?Ehab Lotayef Electoral reform that "makes every vote count" strengthens minorities. Yet it is abandoned at the same time the Muslim minority is told it would be heard. |
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Feb 2, 2017  This feels like it's happened before … it's Groundhog Day and the Liberals have just broken a promise!David J. Climenhaga Did anyone really expect Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to keep his electoral reform promise? Other than the Green Party leader, that is. |
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Feb 2, 2017  Trudeau provides weak justification for breaking electoral reform promiseKarl Nerenberg Trudeau calculates that he can get away with breaking his electoral reform promise. Maybe so. Many who encouraged strategic voting for him are now bitterly disappointed. They should have known better. |
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Jan 20, 2017  2016 was a big year for electoral reform. 2017 could be the foundation of a legacy.Kelly Carmichael Here’s how the new Minister of Democratic Institutions, MP Karina Gould, can chart a successful path forward. |
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Jan 11, 2017  Trudeau's new 'democracy' minister is personally committed to electoral reformKarl Nerenberg Prime Minister Trudeau has given another very young and very inexperienced MP the difficult electoral reform job. That worries many. But there may be method to the PM's madness. |
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Jan 4, 2017  The consultation process for electoral reform has been a shambles. Here are three ways to save itRudayna Bahubeshi The much-criticized electoral reform consultation process has gone far too fast and got the important parts wrong. Even so, there's still time to fix it. |
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Dec 18, 2016  To Justin Trudeau -- the bigger risk would be to NOT reform the electoral systemKarl Nerenberg First-past-the-post often produces wild fluctuations from election to election. To preserve stability, the prudent course would be to reform the electoral system now. |
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Dec 8, 2016  Holding a referendum on electoral reform will cause more problems than it solvesGerry Caplan If consistency, logic and adherence to principle mean anything, argues Gerry Caplan (pretty dubious, these days), if we need one referendum then we must need several. |
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Dec 8, 2016  Liberals' online survey on electoral reform reeks of biasrabble staff Instead of proceeding with a respectful and reasoned consultation on electoral reform, based on the House committee report, the government has launched a biased, mischievous survey of "values." |
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Dec 8, 2016  Survey on electoral reform asks misleading questionsJ. Baglow The new online survey is biased against proportional representation. |
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