Study found that PR countries tend to finance extra spending by running larger deficits.
voting system
December 14, 2016
9:59AM
December 1, 2016
1:03PM
Liberal members of committee argued against referendum recommendation.
December 1, 2016
11:10AM
The issue of electoral reform received very little attention during the 2015 campaign.
November 15, 2016
8:05AM
From 1997 and 2015, had federal elections took place under an Alternative Vote system, the Liberals would have been the only party to benefit each election.
November 1, 2016
10:37AM
The prime minister seemingly favours an alternative vote system—the system Canadians likely understand the least.
September 9, 2016
1:06PM
Under proportional representation, voters effectively provide a sample of their opinions and the parties decide who will govern.
August 5, 2016
3:01AM
Countries with PR electoral systems had average central government spending of 29.2 per cent (of GDP) compared to 23.5 per cent in majoritarian/plurality countries.
July 28, 2016
3:45PM
The federal government wants to reform Canada’s electoral system, with a committee now investigating options.