Electoral Reform committee  In the case of mixed member proportional representation, what I'm seeing is not necessarily minority government but coalition government. There would be a possibility of more parties represented around the table, so there's a need to compromise. There's a need to actually take in

Electoral Reform committee  That's an excellent question. I, personally, really like the idea of provincial, territorial, or regional lists, depending on how you want to do it. There's a lot of potential there. As I mentioned during my presentation, electoral reforms could be an opportunity for the parti

Electoral Reform committee  I would like to think so. I think all Canadians, in every part of the country, are smart enough to fill out two ballots. I'm not too concerned about that.

Electoral Reform committee  Hybrid systems come in various forms. Do we add members to achieve proportionality under the new voting system? Do we create ridings in places where the same system remains in place? In urban ridings, do we introduce a proportional system? It's a complex issue, but one worth cons

Electoral Reform committee  Thank you very much for the question. You mentioned a number of systemic barriers that prevent women from entering into politics, barriers that we need to address. That's the case at every level of government. In a number of municipalities, if a woman has to go on maternity leav

Electoral Reform committee  Thank you very much. It's a pleasure to see many of you again, this evening. Thank you for visiting me in my new home. Since I am representing the federal NDP here, I will be doing most of my presentation in English, but feel free to ask me questions in whatever language you wa