It was about 10 years ago this time that Justin Trudeau strode up to Rideau Hall and made history being sworn in as Canada’s 23rd prime minister. There was a lot of hope about what the future of Trudeau’s premiership held, but perhaps no other constituency were hit harder by the political realities of the Trudeau-mania hangover than electoral reform activists. Can changing our voting system still possibly get a fair hearing? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #494 – Electoral Reform? It Could Still Happen (feat. Kevin Bowman)”
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Trudeau Says He Still Wants Electoral Reform, But He Also Wants Consensus
So Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came to Guelph on Friday. Not exactly the most popular guy in Canada right now, but long before his present levels of popularity there were a lot of people in the Royal City already disappointed with the PM. It all goes back to a promise made in 2015, the one where Trudeau said it would be the last election using first past the post (FPTP). We have since had two more elections with FPTP, so where does Trudeau stand now? We asked him. Continue reading “Trudeau Says He Still Wants Electoral Reform, But He Also Wants Consensus”
B.C. Says “No” to Electoral Reform in Third Referendum
The electoral reform hopes of the nation were disappointed yesterday when the results of the British Columbia referendum were announced, and the status quo was overwhelming endorsed by the electorate. Continue reading “B.C. Says “No” to Electoral Reform in Third Referendum”


