This week on rabble radio, we’re joined by rabble parliamentary reporter Karl Nerenberg and Réal Lavergne, former president of Fair Vote Canada and current president of the NCR chapter. The two join editor Nick Seebruch to debate what electoral reform might look like in Canada.
At the top of the month, Nerenberg shared a piece calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to revive the idea of electoral reform for Canada. Read that piece here. In the article, he explained that Canada’s current ‘winner-takes-all’ system often puts an unpopular leader in power. He wondered: might a ranked system be a more equitable way of deciding the leader of the country? Might we aim for that way of voting by the next election?
Lavergne thinks it’s not that simple.
Together, the three dissect Canada’s current voting system and discuss how a fairer way to vote might be accomplished in the future.
Join us for Off the Hill this month!
Mark your calendar! In our first political panel of 2023, join guests MP Leah Gazan, economist Jim Stanford, Indigenous campaigner and climate activist Clayton Thomas-Müller and parliamentary reporter Karl Nerenberg as they speculate what’s to come in the year ahead.
Canadian parliament returns on January 30. The spotlight is on the economy and the impact on Canadians. Our panel will unpack the critical issues related to the economic outlook and the climate emergency. Don’t miss out!
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