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Proportional Representation and Electoral Reform

electoral reform committee: On June 2, the Liberals agreed to support the NDP proposal that the electoral reform committee be proportional to the popular vote in the 2015 election, according to Rabble. The NDP proposal ensures that parties will have to collaborate on electoral reform because no one party will have a majority. Chip in to keep stories like these coming. The Greens, NDP and Liberals support some form proportional representation whereas the Conservatives and Bloc seem to be in favour of the status quo, first-past-the-post voting. rabble spoke with Elizabeth May over the telephone about Canadian electoral reform, proportional representation, and what to expect from the electoral reform committee. Why does Canada need electoral reform The Greens have believed for a very long time as a party that our current voting system, first-past-the-post, is a perverse voting system and dangerous for Canada. This interview has been edited and condensed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.