Category Archives: Reform

Elizabeth May & The Spectre of Proportional Representation, Part I

Posted on 2019/11/04 by J.W.J. Bowden

The results of the general federal election of October 2019 – particularly in Quebec –  have revivified the unthinking cacophonous bleating about proportional representation to which the Special Committee on Electoral Reform gave a platform in the last parliament. And … Continue reading →

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Prince Edward Island’s First Successful Minority Government

Posted on 2019/08/20 by J.W.J. Bowden

MacLauchlan’s Early Dissolution Gambit Fails Premier Wade MacLauchlan on 26 March 2019 advised Lieutenant-Governor Antoinette Perry to dissolve the 65th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island and issue writs of election for polling day on 23 April 2019.[1] Prince Edward … Continue reading →

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Policy Options and Electoral Reform in Quebec

Posted on 2019/05/01 by J.W.J. Bowden

Some of you might be interested that Policy Options published “Quebec Poised to Adopt Proportional Election System,” an updated version of my piece on why Premier Legault is serious about switching Quebec to mixed-member proportional representation; some of you might not. I … Continue reading →

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Newfoundland & Labrador Will Also Go for An Early Election in May 2019

Posted on 2019/04/17 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction Since January 2019, speculation that Premier Ball of Newfoundland and Labrador will opt for an early election has mounted.[1] On 29 March, Ball confirmed that he would seek early dissolution so that the election itself occurs on or before … Continue reading →

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Wade MacLauchlan of PEI Has Become the First Premier to Ignore a Fixed-Date Election Law Twice

Posted on 2019/04/07 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction Events have answered a question that I posed last year here on Parliamentum on 24 May 2018. I wondered, “Will Wade MacLauchlan Become the First Premier to Ignore a Fixed-Date Elections Law Twice?” Yes. Wade MacLauchlan has become the … Continue reading →

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