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1. Next year’s referendum on electoral reform in B.C. will require only 50%-plus one of popular vote

   During the last election campaign, the NDP in British Columbia made a commitment to electoral reform. One of the most compelling arguments for a proportional representation (PR) voting system made by PR proponents (such as the NDP) is ...

2. NDP election win prompts waves of uncertainty that threaten investment in B.C.

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, August 29, 2017 Last spring British Columbia went through one of the most tumultuous and uncertain elections in years. First, there was the political uncertainty that resulted from the hung legislature as no one ...

3. Measuring the Impact of the 2017 Election on Uncertainty in British Columbia

   Political uncertainty and policy uncertainty are linked and amplified under minority governments. Uncertainty in both spheres leads to lowered business investment and acts as a drag on the economy. This bulletin uses a proxy measure of newspaper ...

4. Small Green Party may wield big power in B.C.

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun, July 11, 2017 As some of the dust settles in Victoria, the alliance between Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver (pictured above left) and John Horgan (right), premier-designate and NDP Leader, remains central for the new ...

5. Despite Green Party demands, changing B.C.’s electoral system requires a referendum

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, May 27, 2017 British Columbia’s recent election may be the last under a First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) voting system. Why? Because both the Liberals and NDP need the support of the Green Party to form a majority coalition, and ...

6. B.C.’s election—a teachable moment on proportional representation

   Some Green Party policies, which more than 80 per cent of the province voted against, may be adopted. ...

7. A hasty change to the electoral system was never in the interest of Canadians

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, February 2, 2017 The federal government is walking away from its campaign promise to change the way Canadians vote in federal elections. In his recently released mandate letter to Karina Gould, the newly appointed Minister ...

8. The evidence is clear—there are major drawbacks to other voting systems

   Yesterday Prime Minister Trudeau changed his tune—for the time being, at least—on electoral reform, telling his newly appointed minister handling the issue, that “changing the electoral system will not be in your mandate." The prime ...

9. Response to electoral reform announcement bordering on revisionist history

   The reaction to the government’s announcement that they were going to break their election promise to replace Canada’s current first-past-the-post electoral system reveals a lot about the priorities of the opposition parties. Nathan ...

10. Expect more government spending if Canada moves to proportional representation

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, December 14, 2016 On December 1, the committee tasked by the federal government to consider alternatives to Canada’s current first-past-the-post electoral system delivered its recommendations, favouring a more proportional ...