Electoral Reform committee  I like preferential ballots with a large district magnitude. To me the idea that we would move from our current system, with just the X on the ballot, to a preferential rank that would simply elect one candidate is a big change for no payoff. However, we have had scenarios in w

Electoral Reform committee  I would always say at this point, because the numbers required to achieve parity are so small, that individual-level barriers are not the problem. This means that we actually have to have an institutional solution. I've spoken with Jeannette Ashe, who is a research colleague of m

Electoral Reform committee  Sort of. When I look at barriers that specifically affect women, it strikes me as implausible that this third-party.... We call this third-party advertising in the literature. This third-party advertising is going to be directed primarily at political parties; I would be surpris

Electoral Reform committee  That's going to be secondary. Most third-party advertising is going to be directed at a national campaign that would be geared towards parties or party leaders. This is why I'm skeptical that—

Electoral Reform committee  I'd like to actually answer the question.

Electoral Reform committee  I would not say that this is the thing that keeps women out of politics. That said, I am going to be broadly and enthusiastically supportive of many things that restrict or regulate campaign finance. With regard to the stuff that you're talking about, I would put my general ele

Electoral Reform committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for the invitation to present. I am coming to you today as an expert in gender representation and politics as well as an expert in Canadian politics. Broadly speaking, there are four points I would like to convey to the committee. First, there are arg