democratic reform

The Ottawa Citizen editorial board challenges MPs to save themselves.

On the argument that we would be well-served by drafting something similar to New Zealand’s cabinet manual, James Bowden notes...

In the midst of lamenting for it all, Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett notes a 2002 report that surveyed parliamentarians about their...

Further to this , Mark Jarvis chimes in via email with some of the other ideas discussed in Democratizing the Constitution . That...

Nathan Cullen puts democratic reform on the agenda. Also: abolish the Senate, restore public financing for political parties and...

Amid speculation that the Prime Minister might prorogue Parliament, Lori Turnbull advocates for the reforms she, Mark Jarvis and...

Jeff Jedras questions the Liberal objection to adding seats to the House.

Jonathan McLeod rips the idea of asking the courts to rule against first-past-the-post. Voters in Ontario rejected proportional...

Chris Plecash asks various political players to consider the laments of Lowell Murray.

Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae offers a kind word for a move toward open primaries. Rob Silver, who has proposed open primaries...