Posts Tagged ‘electoral reform’

The Scheer madness of Saskatchewan’s boundary battle

Colby Cosh on pie slices and the boundaries commission

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, January 30, 2013
When reforming the electoral system goes partisan

Andrew Young objects to the idea of a one-time pact to reform the electoral…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, January 29, 2013
‘Her plan is simple’

An email from the Joyce Murray campaign yesterday: Ms. Murray is pleased with the…

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, January 28, 2013
Don’t go chasing waterfalls

The case against a one-time pact to bury first-past-the-post

by Aaron Wherry - Saturday, January 26, 2013
Gaming the system

Aaron Wherry on an idea that’s too cute by half

by Aaron Wherry - Saturday, December 1, 2012
‘Our voting system is weakening Canada’s cohesion’

Stephane Dion’s speech on electoral reform to the Green party convention this past weekend….

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, August 20, 2012
Q&A: Bruce Hyer

On the occasion of his departure from the NDP caucus, Bruce Hyer and I…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, April 24, 2012
10 more things you need to know about the Alberta election

NDP leader Brian Mason’s first words on reaching the podium? “The phone booth just doubled!”

by Colby Cosh - Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Idea alert

Stephane Dion proposes a preferential voting system that would expand the size of ridings…

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, April 23, 2012
Nash on electoral reform

Peggy Nash promises to pursue proportional representation.
Nash’s plan calls for moving proportional representation…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tories plan to lift election results ban

Significantly, the government’s announcement came via Twitter

by macleans.ca - Friday, January 13, 2012
NDP adventures in Westpolitik

Why does Paul Dewar want Alberta and Saskatchewan to stop doing what’s making them rich?

by Colby Cosh - Thursday, November 3, 2011
Why electoral reform would hurt Quebec

Could Quebec’s place in the federation decline in the coming years?

by Philippe Gohier - Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The Greens? Care about the environment?

Pining for electoral reform—the real Green cause—as the planet burns is pure political narcissism

by Andrew Potter - Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The war at home

Alex Himelfarb suggests we can’t export democracy if our own democracy is lacking.
This…

by Aaron Wherry - Friday, November 26, 2010
Remaking the rules

Liberal critic Carolyn Bennett has apparently set off on a series of “democratic renewal”…

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, October 13, 2010
'The one exception is Canada'

In light of the Australian result, Patrick Dunleavy with the London School of Economics…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Reforms we can learn from

Britain’s political reform push is bound to draw Canadian attention

by John Geddes - Wednesday, May 12, 2010
That UK election, in full: a guide for the perplexed

ANDREW COYNE’s quick guide to the leaders, the bargaining positions, and the stakes

by Andrew Coyne - Monday, May 10, 2010
Britvote '10: anyone and anything

It’s almost as if Britain is more afraid of a ‘hanging’ than it is of having Random Niceguy MP take power

by Colby Cosh - Wednesday, May 5, 2010