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a on it and that the consideration of such a major change to the way we vote should be within the mandate of whatever electoral reform process is ultimately established.
For this reason, lam requesting that as a gesture of good faith, you commit to not calling the Elections Act for debate until after we meet so that we can discuss a proposed amendment to the Act which would allow this proposal to be considered through the electoral reform process.
On the path forward, and as we have highlighted in the Legislative Assembly and in letters to you many times, we still believe that the best and fairest process is one similar to the existing Electoral Boundaries Commission or Members Services Board processes. In addition, another process we have pointed to in the past was one similar to the all-party committee process established by Canada sever2l years ago.
That said, whatever process that goes forward, you should understand that there is a growing perception that the Liberal government is willing to shut down or force through any reform processes purely for electoral gain. In addition to your One-Party-Decides-All approach to electoral reform that you initially forced through, the Liberal government used its majority to shut down the recommendations of the independent Electoral Boundaries Commission to give a greater voice to rural Yukon.
Finally, as you know, the Yukon Party Official Opposition believes that any changes to the way Yukoner’s ballots are cast and counted should be put to a referendum and I ask you commit to such.
Stacey Hassard Leader of the Official Opposition
C Kate White, Leader of the Third Party
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