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Hundreds protest Liberal refusal to act on Island electoral reform plebiscite

Nov 30, 2016 | 4:30 AM

CHARLOTTETOWN — Hundreds of people demonstrated in Prince Edward Island on Tuesday evening calling on the provincial government to use the results of a recent plebiscite on electoral reform to change the way the next provincial election is held.

The Charlottetown Guardian reported that a boisterous and diverse crowd chanted “Honour the vote” during the demonstration outside the provincial legislature.

The Liberal government has decided not to honour this month’s provincial plebiscite on electoral reform, in which only 36 per cent of eligible voters took part.

Premier Wade MacLauchlan has said it was debatable whether the result reflected the will of Islanders, and announced another vote on reform will be held alongside the 2019 provincial election.