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Reform: Reform Process and Community Consultation

reform: Over three months ago I ventured out to the University of Toronto to attend a community consultation on electoral reform initiated by Minister Monsef, according to Rabble. Based on the Government of Canada website, she set out to raise awareness of electoral reform and provide an opportunity for individuals to engage in discussion with others about the future of Canada's democracy. Yet despite having had more access to Minister of Democratic Institutions Maryam Monsef than the average Canadian, I feel more confused than ever about what we are to expect from the electoral reform process. Similar to consultations in other cities, the time and location of the Toronto event was listed only two days in advance. As I walked up the stairways and squeezed into a desk, I wondered exactly which Canadians Minister Monsef was expecting to hear from. It was held in the middle of the afternoon, on a weekday, in a physically inaccessible space. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.