NDP says Liberals using lack of consensus as excuse to do nothing
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is facing accusations that it’s taking a defeatist approach to electoral reform even before it hears from an all-party committee that’s been exploring alternative voting systems.
NDP democratic reform critic Nathan Cullen says he fears the Liberals are using a supposed lack of consensus among Canadians as an excuse to do nothing.
But he says the government is putting the cart before the horse, insisting on a consensus before a specific voting model has been proposed for Canadians to consider.
The committee, which is to table its report Thursday, is expected to acknowledge that the vast majority of witnesses it heard from favour a proportional voting system, in which a party’s share of seats in the House of Commons reflects its share of the popular vote.