Second meeting today, the committee continues its study on electoral reform. The MPs hear from...

Nathalie Des Rosiers (Dean of the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, at the University of Ottawa), Christian Dufour (Political Scientist), and Harold Jansen (Professor of Political Science at the University of Lethbridge).

Back from break, with the first of four meetings this week...

Professor Benoît Pelletier (University of Ottawa) and Professor Emeritus Arend Lijphart (University of California, San Diego) participate in the committee’s study on electoral reform

Greens on Electoral Reform

OTTAWA, News conference, August 5, 2016 (28min video)

“For more than two decades, New Zealand’s electoral system has created stable, more democratic governments that fairly reflect the way citizens vote,"...

Elizabeth's video blog for July 28th, ERRE-12

Stay tuned,
we’ll be back August 22^nd
In the meantime,
send in your ideas,
write your MP,
and find out when your Town Hall is going to be held.

Last panel of the week. The most exciting discussion to date!

Dennis Pilon, professor at York University, Jonathan Rose, a Queen’s University political scientist, and Maryantonett Flumian, president of the Institute on Governance.

Standing room only at electoral reform town hall with Green Party leader

Ottawa West News, by Melissa Murray, July 27^th, 2016

“This committee process, if it works and comes to a consensus and a clear recommendation, can form the basis...

Elizabeth's video blog for July 27^th

A very busy this week, with expert witnesses from all over the world...

... Elizabeth has you covered with the highlights.

3 more expert witnesses for the afternoon session:

Leslie Seidle, a research director with the Institute for Research on Public Policy, Hugo Cyr, dean of the political science and law faculty at the Université du Québec à Montréal, and Larry LeDuc, professor emeritus at the University of Toronto and expert on electoral reform.

Morning session begins with 3 expert witnesses:

Henry Milner - senior researcher at the Université de Montréal, André Blais - Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies at the Université de Montréal, and Alex Himelfarb - former Clerk of the Privy Council and academic

MPs hear from international witnesses as part of their study:

Tom Rogers, Australia’s electoral commissioner, and Robert Peden, New Zealand’s chief electoral officer, testify remotely via video link.