electoral reform

Quebecers will decide during a referendum held in conjunction with the 2022 provincial election whether to change how they vote in future elections.

A new book arriving on the eve of the federal election campaign is offering policy geeks a comprehensive take on whether Justin Trudeau lived up to his 2015 vows.

P.E.I. Premier Wade MacLauchlan called an early election on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, night, announcing an April 23 vote that polls suggest could produce Canada's first Green Party government.

Tiny Prince Edward Island has a chance to send a big message to the rest of the country about electoral reform when voters are asked to consider proportional representation in a referendum as early as this spring.

The leaders of British Columbia's two main parties square off on Thursday, November 8, 2018, in a debate on electoral reform that experts say arrives after decades of electoral dysfunction that produced lopsided victories and made losers out of popular-vote winners.

Have you received the ballot for B.C.'s referendum on election reform (despite the rotating strike at Canada Post)? Great. Now for the important part — figuring out which voting system you support most. 

A campaign on electoral reform officially started on Canada Day in British Columbia before a fall referendum that has triggered a constitutional challenge from a business association and a union that want the process stopped.

Former British Columbia premier Ujjal Dosanjh is urging voters to say No to a referendum on proportional representation because he believes it would usher in extremist parties like those in some European countries, but others say that's a scare tactic used to oversimplify a complex issue.

Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould caught up with National Observer only days before she is scheduled to take her maternity leave — becoming the first cabinet minister in Canadian history to do so.

Canada must do a better job of welcoming newcomers and never forget that diversity is the country's strength, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a crowd at his latest town-hall event in Quebec City on Thursday.

With the election of Donald Trump, it’s become clear that the American system for choosing a political leader — which has much in common with the Canadian system — is in serious trouble, and needs to be changed.

A pact with the Green party that allowed the NDP to form a minority government in British Columbia is a working example of electoral reform ahead of a referendum on the issue next year, Premier John Horgan says.

British Columbians are invited to help shape a referendum planned for next fall that could reform the province's voting system in time for the next election in 2021.

British Columbia's opposition parties accused Premier Christy Clark of adopting their policies and campaign promises on Thursday, June 22, 2017, in a last-ditch bid to hold onto power.