Tell MPs to Support a National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform

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A brand new chance to kick-start electoral reform is imminent in Canada’s Parliament. To seize it, we must act together now!

Since Justin Trudeau broke his promise, we have been pushing relentlessly for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform.

To get action after 100 years of broken promises, we must take the power out of the hands of self-interested politicians and put electoral reform to a process we can trust!

Thanks to the leadership of the NDP’s Democratic Reform Critic, MP Daniel Blaikie, a motion to study a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform is about to ...

A brand new chance to kick-start electoral reform is imminent in Canada’s Parliament. To seize it, we must act together now!

Since Justin Trudeau broke his promise, we have been pushing relentlessly for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform.

To get action after 100 years of broken promises, we must take the power out of the hands of self-interested politicians and put electoral reform to a process we can trust!

Thanks to the leadership of the NDP’s Democratic Reform Critic, MP Daniel Blaikie, a motion to study a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform is about to be put to a vote at the Procedures and House Affairs (PROC) Committee!

A debate on this motion and very likely a vote will take place on June 22!

To win this vote, we need six principled MPs to say YES to a courageous next step to strengthen Canada’s democracy.

Send a message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and the MPs on the PROC Committee urging them to support a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform!

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Cc. Right Honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Dear Member of Parliament on the PROC committee,

I am asking you to support an incredible opportunity to renew our democracy: A National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform.

Electoral reform is long overdue in Canada. We haven’t had a two-party system since 1921―the year the first government to campaign on electoral reform came to power.

Growing political divisiveness in Canada, low levels of trust, and dwindling participation are of deep concern to many.

Millions of Canadians felt disappointed or betrayed by the broken promise on electoral reform in the last Parliament.

A Leger poll done in September 2020 showed an overwhelming 80% of Canadians—supporters of all political parties—backed the idea of a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform.

A National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform is an independent, evidence-based process that Canadians can both celebrate and trust.

It's a proven way to engage a truly representative group of citizens to work on behalf of all of us.

It follows a tried-and-true method of empowering citizens used in many countries—and backed by the OECD.

A National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform has vast potential to start reversing the polarization in Canadian politics.

A citizens’ assembly will fairly consider all the options—including those preferred by each political party—and find a consensus that will put Canadian voters first.

There will always be urgent issues facing a government.

But the next step on electoral reform can’t wait. Our democracy is the foundation of long-term decision making on everything we hold dear.

The cost of a fully resourced National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform is a mere drop in the bucket compared to the annual cost of most of our democratic institutions. It works out to about .01% of the 2019 federal budget. That’s the price of a small cup of coffee for every eligible Canadian voter. A crucial investment in our future.

We urge you to have the courage to vote for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform.

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