As progress on some measures in the Liberal-NDP confidence-and-supply agreement continue to play out publicly, the two parties have quietly been in talks to table electoral reform legislation before the next federal vote.

As progress on some measures in the Liberal-NDP confidence-and-supply agreement continue to play out publicly, the two parties have quietly been in talks to table electoral reform legislation before the next federal vote.

  • RickyWars1
    77•10 months ago

    While not a full-scale overhaul of the federal voting system as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once promised, within the two-party confidence-and-supply agreement are a series of electoral reform proposals aimed at expanding “the ability for people to vote.”

    Specifically, the Liberals and New Democrats agreed to explore:

    • Allowing an “expanded” three-day voting period during general elections;
    • Allowing voters to cast their ballots at any polling place within their riding; and
    • Improving the mail-in ballot process with both accessibility and maintaining integrity in mind.

    …

    Expanding the amount of days Canadians have to cast their ballot may be the most significant proposal currently under negotiation.

    Overall not super interesting. These are good proposals of course, but not exactly the kind of electoral reform that I think most of us are looking for. Maybe that will change but I’m not feeling particularly hopeful.

    • Kbin_space_program
      24•10 months ago

      Okay, so their approach to disenfranchised voters:

      1. No actual voting change.
      2. No voting reform.
      3. No enforcement of existing laws forcing companies to give people 8 hours to vote.
      4. We’ll give them more days they can vote on! Sure that’s the problem.

      Eat the rich.

      • @[email protected]
        23•10 months ago

        No enforcement of existing laws forcing companies to give people 8 hours to vote.

        It’s 3 hours not 8 and includes time after your shift so if polls close at 7 and you work until 5 then you are entitled to 1 hour off

      • RickyWars1
        6•10 months ago

        So did I, but I guess at this point we should know better.