Home About Us Reports Discussion Paper 2002 Discussion Paper - Renewing Democracy

About Us

Reports

Discussion Paper

Renewing Democracy:
Debating Electoral Reform in Canada

Discussion Paper

Print Document (PDF, 189 K)

Executive Summary

I  Introduction

II  Canadian Democracy and Electoral Reform
The Democratic Malaise
Past Suggestions for Reform
Strengths and Limitations of the First-Past-the-Post System

III  Voting and Democratic Participation
Voting Outside Municipal, Provincial and Federal Elections
Voting Systems in Other Countries

IV  Democratic Values and Electoral Systems
Values and Electoral Systems
Fairness
Representation
Equality
Accountability

V  Conclusion: Engaging Citizens in the Electoral Reform Debate

Appendix A: How Voting Systems Work

Appendix B: The Independent Commission on the Voting System (the Jenkins Commission)

Selected References

Catalogue Number: JL2-20/2002 ISBN: 0-662-66769-7

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2002