Electoral Reform: Where are we at and what's next

Thursday, 11 March 2021 - 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Location
Off-campus address: 
Zoom
Contact information
Contact person: 
Lauren Touchant
Email: 
ltouchan@uottawa.ca
Registration
Registration required: 
Yes
Registration details: 

Must register through Eventbrite.

Registration website: 
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/electoral-re...
Cost to attend: 
Free of charge
Event type: 
Lectures & conferences, Panel, Webinar
Event organizer: 
Faculty of Social Sciences, Jean-Luc Pepin Research Chair
Event language: 
English and French
Intended audience: 
Open to all, Students, Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Professors, Staff, Alumni, Public
Event sponsors: 
This event is sponsored by the Jean-Luc Pepin Research Chair.

The Liberal Party of Canada promised that the 2015 Federal Election would be the last to use the First-Past-the-Post Voting system. Months after an all-party committee suggested a referendum and recommended the Liberal design a proportional representation voting system. The project was abandoned by the government.

Join us on March 11th at 6 P.M. and ask your questions to our panel of experts who will provide insights on these fascinating case studies.

 

- Dave Meslin: Executive Director of Unlock Democracy

- Dr. Maxwell Cameron: Professor in Political Science at the University of British Columbia;

- Mercédez Roberge: Advocate and author of Elections to Reinvent (Book)

- Réal Lavergne: President of Fair Vote Canada.