Justin Trudeau, Keep Your Promise on Electoral Reform

The Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reform is entering its final deliberations. As the Committee criss-crossed the country it heard from thousands of Canadians who want their votes to count. And tens of thousands of Canadians have joined more than 60 organizations in calling for proportional representation.

Despite this ongoing democratic process, Justin Trudeau – in an interview with Le Devoir yesterday -- started to weaken his clear commitment to electoral reform.

We need to show Prime Minister Trudeau that Canadians still want electoral reform. Let's not backtrack on this key campaign promise.

Dear Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Monsef,


I am calling on you to honour your commitment to make the 2015 federal election the last one using the outdated first-past-the-post voting system.


Repeatedly during the 2015 election and after you were elected, you promised that 2015 would be the last election held under our current broken system. Nine million votes were wasted during that election; that's nine million voters whose preferences were not reflected in Parliament. When Minister Monsef launched the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reform, you called our current system "antiquated" and "not designed to operate within our multi-party democracy."


But recently, with the Electoral Reform Committee entering final deliberations, Prime Minister Trudeau told Le Devoir that significant electoral reform may no longer be coming.


Canadians have waited too long for an opportunity to have their votes represented fairly and equally in Parliament. This is bigger than any individual party or politician.  Please do what is right for Canada. Keep your promise to bring in electoral reform.

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Sincerely,

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