OttawaThe House: Other ideasIn writing about the House of Commons , I touched on one idea for reform: amending the Elections Act to take away the party...
UncategorizedEven if it’s broken, don’t fix itPAUL WELLS on a new book that argues against government reform
OttawaThe world’s longest April Fool’s jokeDespite not having done anything with the bill since April 1 and despite anonymous government sources saying the initiative was...
OttawaOur democracy runneth overA Globe story —about democratic reform legislation, mind you—citing unnamed government officials is contradicted by an...
UncategorizedIdea alertThe Mark rolls out a series of 14 short proposals from Canadians of various stripes, including thoughts on democratic reform...
GeneralFearful AsymmetryIn the House last week, the Bloc twice raised the issue of the government’s rumoured bill to increase representation for...
UncategorizedThe first step is admitting you’ve got a problemI was to have spent part of this afternoon participating in the Public Policy Forum’s Back to School celebration (Kady’s there...
UncategorizedDemocratic reform will break out tomorrowMichael Urban repeats the case for proportional representation.