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Electoral reform: Hashtag fresh thinking

06/24/2016 By the editor Leave a Comment

The most interesting and innovative idea to come out of the first meeting of the all-party Special Committee on Electoral Reform, or ERRE, was Nathan Cullen’s suggestion, seconded by Elizabeth May, to allow members of the public access to question the expert witnesses before the committee in real time via email or twitter […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian Parliament, electoral reform, Elizabeth May, Jason Kenney, Matt DeCourcey, Mixed Member Proportional, Nathan Cullen, proportional representation, Special Committee on Electoral Reform

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