Electoral Reform committee  It's just echoing things that have already been said. This is a big decision. It's not something that should be rushed. Time should be taken to do this properly. As someone who's been part of the process a little bit, I will say that this is the first time in my lifetime that th

Electoral Reform committee  I think there are two issues there. The first is, I would love for the actual system to be decided on by a group that is more representative than it is right now. If it goes the way you're proposing, the committee is going to make a decision based on the town halls they've heard,

Electoral Reform committee  I'm with Dave on this. I'm not opposed to a referendum as long as it's very well run. I think referendums can be terribly run, and I think turnout in referendums would be an issue.

Electoral Reform committee  I'm not sure. I think Elections Canada could be uniquely posed as a non-partisan group to be able to do this, but I'm not sure it's within its specific mandate.

Electoral Reform committee  Yes, I think if Elections Canada was given the money and the resources to do that.... I think Elections Canada should be involved in things like get-out-the-vote campaigns, things like that, so that seems reasonable, yes.

Electoral Reform committee  Again, I think that a citizens' assembly is uniquely posed to do that. I think town halls are not really capable to do that . You have two hours to get through the topic very quickly. I think more accessible materials need to be available to Canadians. Right now we have the Libra

Electoral Reform committee  The problem with the representation right now is that you're engaging a specific subset of Canadians. You're engaging a specific demographic group. People who go to town halls are probably feeling passionate about this issue. They're probably largely PR people, because they feel

Electoral Reform committee  I've talked to people who have suggested we could. We're not wedded to the B.C. Citizens' Assembly model, right? I think it worked well in B.C. The general principle of the citizens' assembly is appropriate for this issue and it would work well. There are different ways to try t

Electoral Reform committee  Yes, I think so. I think it would represent a much more diverse group of Canadians. It would give them a much more robust education on this issue than they're getting currently.

Electoral Reform committee  My concern with the committee making a proposal on the electoral system, setting this up by fall 2017, and then trying to engage the public is that the public won't have been involved in the decision on the electoral system. It will only be the committee members and whoever has b

Electoral Reform committee  Yes.

Electoral Reform committee  I think it would be worth it, yes. We are devoting significant time and resources to electoral reform as it is, and it would be worth doing it well. It would also signify to Canadians that we care about this process and about hearing their voices and perspectives. We would get a

Electoral Reform committee  I think the citizens' assembly process in B.C. was very successful. The people who participated in it seemed to really have an understanding of the issue, and there was a part of the citizens' assembly that required them to go back and interact with other citizens.

Electoral Reform committee  A citizens' assembly allows you to choose members in a way that ensures that the demographic is representative. The demographic was equal parts men and women. They included representatives from all ridings in B.C., and they also included aboriginal representation. There was a muc

Electoral Reform committee  I think, on balance, MMP is the best system. It gives the local representation that is important for a country like Canada and important to Canadians. This is balanced with a better sense of fairness and proportionality. MMP allows for things like lists that would allow for great