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Tue, 21 May 2013 00:58:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-scheer-madness-of-saskatchewans-boundary-battle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-scheer-madness-of-saskatchewans-boundary-battle/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:42:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344387 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-scheer-madness-of-saskatchewans-boundary-battle/feed/ 0 Colby Cosh on pie slices and the boundaries commission http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/when-reforming-the-electoral-system-goes-partisan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/when-reforming-the-electoral-system-goes-partisan/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:43:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344080 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/when-reforming-the-electoral-system-goes-partisan/feed/ 0 Andrew Young objects to the idea of a one-time pact to reform the electoral... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/her-plan-is-simple/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/her-plan-is-simple/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:30:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343415 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/her-plan-is-simple/feed/ 0 An email from the Joyce Murray campaign yesterday: Ms. Murray is pleased with the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/dont-go-chasing-waterfalls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/dont-go-chasing-waterfalls/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342554 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/26/dont-go-chasing-waterfalls/feed/ 0 The case against a one-time pact to bury first-past-the-post http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/01/gaming-the-system-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/01/gaming-the-system-2/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:00:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322360 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/01/gaming-the-system-2/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry on an idea that's too cute by half http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/our-voting-system-is-weakening-canadas-cohesion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/our-voting-system-is-weakening-canadas-cohesion/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:17:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284934 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/20/our-voting-system-is-weakening-canadas-cohesion/feed/ 0 Stephane Dion’s speech on electoral reform to the Green party convention this past weekend.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/qa-bruce-hyer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/qa-bruce-hyer/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:45:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254538 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/qa-bruce-hyer/feed/ 0 On the occasion of his departure from the NDP caucus, Bruce Hyer and I... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/10-more-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-alberta-election/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/10-more-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-alberta-election/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:14:27 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254446 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/10-more-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-alberta-election/feed/ 0 NDP leader Brian Mason's first words on reaching the podium? "The phone booth just doubled!" http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/idea-alert-68/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/idea-alert-68/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:19:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254264 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/idea-alert-68/feed/ 0 Stephane Dion proposes a preferential voting system that would expand the size of ridings... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/nash-on-electoral-reform/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/nash-on-electoral-reform/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:57:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242604 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/nash-on-electoral-reform/feed/ 0 Peggy Nash promises to pursue proportional representation. Nash’s plan calls for moving proportional representation... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/tories-plan-to-lift-election-results-ban/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/tories-plan-to-lift-election-results-ban/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:16:07 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233659 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/tories-plan-to-lift-election-results-ban/feed/ 0 Significantly, the government's announcement came via Twitter http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/ndp-adventures-in-westpolitik/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/ndp-adventures-in-westpolitik/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:28:44 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223404 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/03/ndp-adventures-in-westpolitik/feed/ 62 Why does Paul Dewar want Alberta and Saskatchewan to stop doing what's making them rich? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/why-electoral-reform-would-hurt-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/why-electoral-reform-would-hurt-quebec/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 23:05:27 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=191182 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/11/why-electoral-reform-would-hurt-quebec/feed/ 44 Could Quebec's place in the federation decline in the coming years? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/the-greens-care-about-the-environment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/the-greens-care-about-the-environment/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:00:35 +0000 Andrew Potter http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=185985 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/the-greens-care-about-the-environment/feed/ 46 Pining for electoral reform—the real Green cause—as the planet burns is pure political narcissism http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/26/the-war-at-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/26/the-war-at-home/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:44:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=160478 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/26/the-war-at-home/feed/ 13 Alex Himelfarb suggests we can’t export democracy if our own democracy is lacking. This... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/13/remaking-the-rules/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/13/remaking-the-rules/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:31:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=152221 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/13/remaking-the-rules/feed/ 0 Liberal critic Carolyn Bennett has apparently set off on a series of “democratic renewal”... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/24/the-one-exception-is-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/24/the-one-exception-is-canada/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:52:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=144025 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/24/the-one-exception-is-canada/feed/ 0 In light of the Australian result, Patrick Dunleavy with the London School of Economics... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/british-reform-possibilities-demand-canadian-attention/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/british-reform-possibilities-demand-canadian-attention/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 19:10:01 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=125820 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/british-reform-possibilities-demand-canadian-attention/feed/ 33 Britain's political reform push is bound to draw Canadian attention http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/that-uk-election-in-full-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/that-uk-election-in-full-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 04:40:47 +0000 Andrew Coyne https://macleans.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/that-uk-election-in-full-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/that-uk-election-in-full-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/feed/ 107 ANDREW COYNE's quick guide to the leaders, the bargaining positions, and the stakes http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/05/britvote-10-anyone-and-anything/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/05/britvote-10-anyone-and-anything/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 15:18:33 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=124286 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/05/britvote-10-anyone-and-anything/feed/ 48 It's almost as if Britain is more afraid of a 'hanging' than it is of having Random Niceguy MP take power http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/23/clegg-is-he-good-for-the-canucks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/23/clegg-is-he-good-for-the-canucks/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:56:18 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=122263 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/23/clegg-is-he-good-for-the-canucks/feed/ 34 A fiasco for first-past-the-post would be bad news for its future in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/02/will-the-last-country-on-earth-to-use-first-past-the-post-please-turn-out-the-lights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/02/will-the-last-country-on-earth-to-use-first-past-the-post-please-turn-out-the-lights/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:20:37 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/will-the-last-country-on-earth-to-use-first-past-the-post-please-turn-out-the-lights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/02/will-the-last-country-on-earth-to-use-first-past-the-post-please-turn-out-the-lights/feed/ 101 British PM plans to ditch first-past-the-post Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced he will... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/the-real-issue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/the-real-issue/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:54:54 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/the-real-issue/ must read by the great John Ibbitson: Few countries can claim such a ...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/the-real-issue/feed/ 266 Absolute must read by the great John Ibbitson: Few countries can claim such a ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/28/whats-not-wrong-with-canadian-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/28/whats-not-wrong-with-canadian-democracy/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:42:05 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=84249 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/28/whats-not-wrong-with-canadian-democracy/feed/ 29 Argument about what ails Canadian democracy, if anything, is picking up lately, which is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/18/canadian-democracy-is-broken/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/18/canadian-democracy-is-broken/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:00:17 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=81939 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/18/canadian-democracy-is-broken/feed/ 80 But how to fix it? Columnists Andrew Coyne and Paul Wells debate the question. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/29/democratic-reform-will-break-out-tomorrow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/29/democratic-reform-will-break-out-tomorrow/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:16:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=73453 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/29/democratic-reform-will-break-out-tomorrow/feed/ 5 Michael Urban repeats the case for proportional representation. This structural bias is exacerbated by... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/13/dear-andrew-coyne-not-in-my-backyard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/13/dear-andrew-coyne-not-in-my-backyard/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 20:04:02 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=56915 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/13/dear-andrew-coyne-not-in-my-backyard/feed/ 12 Vancouver Bureau Chief Ken MacQueen explains why B.C. didn't go along with electoral reform http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/13/guess-thats-a-no-then/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/13/guess-thats-a-no-then/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 15:16:11 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=56766 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/13/guess-thats-a-no-then/feed/ 108 On the BC electoral reform referendum, it wasn’t even close. BC-STV didn’t carry a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/11/christy-switched-and-so-should-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/11/christy-switched-and-so-should-you/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 20:39:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=56304 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/11/christy-switched-and-so-should-you/feed/ 10 Apparently I’m not the only late convert to BC-STV. Here’s Christy Clark, Gordon Campbell’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/11/slightly-shorter-coyne/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/11/slightly-shorter-coyne/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 15:20:54 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/slightly-shorter-coyne/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/11/slightly-shorter-coyne/feed/ 60 Elsewhere you will find a lengthy piece by me explaining why I support the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/10/about-that-counting-system/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/10/about-that-counting-system/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 00:45:37 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/about-that-counting-system/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/10/about-that-counting-system/feed/ 8 The biggest single knock against STV, the one that the critics have had the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/10/hey-bc-if-you-dont-vote-yes-to-stv-you-might-as-well-move-to-toronto/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/10/hey-bc-if-you-dont-vote-yes-to-stv-you-might-as-well-move-to-toronto/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 23:28:02 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=56072 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/10/hey-bc-if-you-dont-vote-yes-to-stv-you-might-as-well-move-to-toronto/feed/ 107 Paul Wells gives a few more reasons for electoral reform http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/28/one-emergency-at-a-time-please/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/28/one-emergency-at-a-time-please/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:56:47 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=20677 Must-reads: John Ivison, Chantal Hébert, Dan Gardner, ...Jeffrey Simpson and Thomas Walkom, on the]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/28/one-emergency-at-a-time-please/feed/ 7 Must-reads: John Ivison, Chantal Hébert, Dan Gardner, ...Jeffrey Simpson and Thomas Walkom, on the http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/23/the-decline-and-fall-of-canadian-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/23/the-decline-and-fall-of-canadian-democracy/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:47:39 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=13804 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/23/the-decline-and-fall-of-canadian-democracy/feed/ 86 I’ve seen this graph in a couple of places, but as someone sent it... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/21/fixing-elections/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/21/fixing-elections/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:46:20 +0000 Andrew Potter http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=5527 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/21/fixing-elections/feed/ 0 Professor Denis Smith has an outstanding opinion piece in today’s Globe about the essential...