Ms. Patricia Paradis at the Electoral Reform Committee

On September 29th, 2016. See this statement in context.

September 29th, 2016 / 2:40 p.m.

Executive Director, Centre for Constitutional Studies, University of Alberta, As an Individual

I thought it was an interesting suggestion. If you can get 75% support in the House, that would be great. What I don't know is whether or not the Canadian electorate would be sufficiently swayed by that 75% vote to feel that the new system was legitimate. Now coming from Monsieur Mayrand—

I entirely agree

—one would think that he knows what he's talking about. However, a referendum and a 75% vote in the House are very different. Clearly, there's a lot less risk with the 75% vote in House.

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