The move to proportional representation has been highly controversial but is moving forward anyway
Canada articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for better democracy in Canada. The country is governed by a prime minister, a cabinet, and Parliament and has a reputation for clean government with the provinces functioning as laboratories for democratic reform. Also check out our section on World Democracy.
The Majority Illusion: What Voting Methods Can and Cannot Do
If a candidate gets elected that is both not preferred by a majority, then you’ve got a problem. A voting method that regularly makes that bad decision is not a voting method you want.
Canadian Senate Reforms Fail to Stem Broken System
A system that breeds corruption was supposed to change but Canadian Senate reforms have fallen flat
Considering Canadian Mandatory Voting Following Best Census Ever
As high participation in the most recent census has shown, Canadian mandatory voting system would be much more representative
Growing Dangers From Research Funding Politicization
Growing body of evidence reveals how research funding politicization skews scientific priority making
A Sceptical Look at the Scandinavian Model of Democracy
Global consensus might be wrong when it comes to the supremacy of the Scandinavian model of government
Capitalist Principles Cannot Apply to Health Care
Free-market principles have failed because the demand has been too high and insurers have been losing money since the cost of providing the service of insuring sick people has been much more than they anticipated
Why Canadian Cash-For-Access Politics Must Be Banned
It would be a simple matter to ban some aspects of the Canadian cash-for-access system if politicians wanted to
Obscene Benefits of the Canadian Parliamentary Pension Plan
Multimillion dollar payouts from the Canadian Parliamentary pension are an abuse of public checkbook
Canada Shows Why Capping Election Spending Isn’t Easy
Canadian plans to expand system of capping election spending have to be done the right way