Canada's flawed democracy
The Tories are picking a new leader on Saturday. Now is as good a time as ever to talk about Canada's flawed democracy.
electoral reform
B.C. parties leave door open to electoral reform without a referendum
Neither of British Columbia’s two main political parties are ruling out changing the province’s electoral system without holding a referendum.
BC Greens face critical dilemma
The Greens now hold the balance of power in the 87-seat legislature.
New Brunswick electoral commission recommends lowering voting age to 16
New Brunswick’s Commission on Electoral Reform is recommending lowering the voting age to 16 and moving to a system of preferential ballots in the province.
PM cites Leitch, fringe voices when questioned on electoral reform pivot
"Proportional representation in any form would be bad for Canada," he said.
Trudeau's decision about how you vote has dark implications
The decision signals more unfair elections, in which minorities usually win majorities and in which the majority of voters are disenfranchised, writes columnist Warren Bell.
Electoral reform a "catalyst for action," say activists citing list of broken Liberal promises
Electoral reform is just one of a number of broken promises that will come back to haunt the Liberals in the 2019 election, say activists.
Trudeau's "heart wasn't in it," electoral reform expert says
Electoral reform in Canada might be on hold at least until the next election in 2019, but voters aren't likely to let the issue go, say experts.
How Justin Trudeau fed the wrong wolf
"Our society is now in the throes of a desperate battle. The life of democracies around the world is being torn asunder as if by two wolves," writes Green Party leader Elizabeth May.
Privacy watchdog to look at electoral reform survey amid privacy concerns
Canada's privacy watchdog intends to look into the Trudeau government's new online survey on electoral reform after concerns have been raised about invasion of privacy.
Liberal electoral reform survey derided as manipulative, simplistic
"There are 20,000 tweets mocking this minister's survey," said NDP democratic reform critic Nathan Cullen in Ottawa.
Maryam Monsef apologizes for suggesting some politicians weren't working hard (VIDEO)
She says she deeply regrets the words she used and never meant to imply they didn’t work hard, long hours and weren’t focused on their task.
Liberals table bill to roll back Harper's changes to Canadian voting process
The Liberal government is throwing open the doors to voting in federal elections, including expanding the franchise to more than a million Canadians living abroad.
Monsef poised to restore voting rights to expats, among other democratic reforms
New changes don't include replacing Canada's first-past-the-post voting system, raising suspicions that the Trudeau government intends to keep it unchanged.