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House Hansard - 38

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 1, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 38 - Mar/1/22
Ms. Soraya Martinez Ferrada
  • Mar/1/22 1:03:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will not deny that the Liberal Party and the government made commitments on electoral reform in 2015. However, it would be such a major reform based on the democratic rule of law that we cannot base it only on a majority decision. This reform must be unanimous and the product of consensus. This consensus did not exist at the time, which is why the reform was not carried out. That being said, I still think, like my colleague, that electoral reform needs to be addressed in Canada in order to make it more representative.
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Context: House Hansard - 38 - Mar/1/22
Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe, NDP)
  • Mar/1/22 1:29:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Manicouagan for her speech. I would like to ask her if she believes that the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs should look into the issue of creating a mixed-member proportional voting system and a citizens' assembly. Would that help the democratic reform discussion that we are having today in the House?
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Context: House Hansard - 38 - Mar/1/22
Mr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay
  • Mar/1/22 3:27:53 p.m.
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During its first term in office, the current government promised to reform the electoral system in order to make it more proportional, but that promise was quickly broken. Of course we were in favour of electoral reform, and I have no reason to believe that we would not support it in the future, but on one condition, of course. We will not automatically give our approval because not all electoral reform will necessarily be good. We will not say yes or no to the broad concept of electoral reform. We will examine all the details as soon as a proposal is put forward. For now, it does not seem as though electoral reform is even on the table.
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Context: House Hansard - 38 - Mar/1/22
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Mar/1/22 4:10:50 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for rightly pointing out our agreement to protect Quebec in many ways and make sure it does not lose any seats. New Democrats stand firm in our support for this work. While we are at it, I have one question for the member related to the topic of electoral reform. In 2015, the Prime Minister promised to end the first-past-the-post electoral system so the voices of citizens could be better represented. Does the government agree that a proportional electoral system could reduce cynicism, especially now, and encourage greater political participation?
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Context: House Hansard - 38 - Mar/1/22
Mr. Angelo Iacono
  • Mar/1/22 4:11:26 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, Quebec's place in the House is and must remain strong and stable, like its place in our Confederation. I also have to say that electoral reform would most certainly have an impact on the representation of the parties and the regional distribution across Canada. However, it will not change anything about the basic issue of Quebec's representation. Even with a new voting system, we would still have to decide how the seats would be distributed among the provinces.
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