Comment 114430

By Noted (anonymous) | Posted October 29, 2015 at 12:22:54

"On 23 October 2003, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced the creation of the Democratic Renewal Secretariat, to be located within the Ministry of the Attorney General. The Secretariat intends to strengthen all aspects of democracy by: increasing the role of members of the legislature; making government more accountable; and examining democratic institutions, and in particular the electoral system....
The government held a referendum on this recommendation in conjunction with the general election of 10 October 2007. The result was to be binding if the proposed electoral system was selected in at least 60% of all the valid referendum ballots cast and in more than 50% of the valid referendum ballots cast in each of at least 64 electoral districts. However, the alternative electoral system proposed by the Citizens’ Assembly garnered only 36.9% of the popular vote, while the existing FPTP system received 63.1% of the popular vote."

parl.gc.ca/content/lop/researchpublications/prb0417-e.htm#Ontario1

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