Electoral Reform committee  When I go to the ballot box and vote for my party but that's not the party that 40% of my constituency votes for, if they win in my constituency with that 40% because the 60% is split among a bunch of other parties, then my vote doesn't result in any representation at all. It's j

Electoral Reform committee  Thank you for your question. That's a great question because I think it's important for us to say we do not support proportional representation only for the reason that it can help women get elected. I think the most important part of PR is that we think Canadians should go to

Electoral Reform committee  Are you talking about choosing between the rules for—

Electoral Reform committee  I'm going to respond in English, just because I don't know all the terms in French, but thank you for your question. As a representative of CFUW I can say that we do not have a policy specifically to address that, but right now before this committee we are asking for change. I t

Electoral Reform committee  Yes.

Electoral Reform committee  Do you want me to answer? Can I say something?

Electoral Reform committee  I think we'd both like to talk, but I will give some generalities. I don't have the exact stats in front of me, but women do get elected slightly more often than men do, once they're nominated. It's the nomination process that really discriminates against women because of the maj

Electoral Reform committee  Yes. It's once they're nominated that women do quite well. I think Sheila would like to say something, as well.

Electoral Reform committee  Yes.

Electoral Reform committee  Yes.

Electoral Reform committee  They do better.

Electoral Reform committee  Yes.

Electoral Reform committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and committee members. Thank you for inviting us to appear this morning. My name is Maddie Webb. I'm here representing the Canadian Federation of University Women, where I am the advocacy coordinator. With me today is Sheila Lacroix, a member of our Leas