Why a referendum on electoral reform would be a very bad idea

By Bill Longstaff December 30, 2015 #democracy (representative), #Electoral Reform, #first-past-the-post, #proportional representation, #referendums, #Representative Democracy, #voting systems

The need for electoral reform in Canada has never been more stark. We have just endured nine years of government by a political party that over sixty per cent of us opposed. That is simply not democratic. We have an electoral system, but we don’t have a democratic system. Only a proportional system, and there’s a healthy variety to choose from, will allow the will of the people to prevail.

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