The Liberal party and incoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made some big promises on the campaign trail. On election night we outlined how those promises relate to climate, environment, science and transparency in Canada.
But Trudeau also promised to make sweeping electoral reforms that would make the 2015 election the last of its kind.
Under a grand “Restore Democracy in Canada” 32-point plan, Trudeau promised to end Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system and overhaul the electoral system within 18 months of being elected.
The Liberal party platform promised to establish an all-party committee that will ‘fairly study and consider’ proportional representation, mandatory voting, (Read more…)