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Special Committee on Electoral Reform ERRE Ï NUMBER 032 Ï 1st SESSION Ï 42nd PARLIAMENT EVIDENCE Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Chair Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia 1 Special Committee on Electoral Reform Wednesday, September 28, 2016 democratic deliberation and the psychology of political decision- making, so I'm approaching my remarks as a democratic theorist and Ï (1340) as a student of Canadian politics. However, I'm also a citizen who [English] believes that while we've done quite well as a country, we can do The Chair (Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)): better. Good afternoon. We're opening our first panel here in Vancouver for meeting number 32 of the Special Committee on Electoral Reform, which is on the eighth day of its cross-country tour to gather feedback from stakeholders and Canadians on how we can improve our current first-past-the-post electoral system. Let me start with how we should adopt a new system. Electoral reform is not merely a technical exercise, it's a political exercise and We have with us this afternoon David Moscrop, Ph.D. candidate, a normative exercise. Choosing a system is about power, inclusion, department of political science, University of British Columbia; Mr. and how we want to live together. Nick Loenen; and Megan Dias, graduate student, department of political science, University of British Columbia. My understanding is that each witness will have five minutes to present. This will be followed by a round of questions from the Because no electoral system is neutral, because political parties members of the committee.
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