The government has dropped its bid to give its own members majority control over the special committee that will be tasked with coming up with recommendations on alternative voting methods. That vote could happen as soon as tonight, which means the special committee could be up and running before the Commons chamber shuts down for the summer. That means the government will have to garner the support of at least one other party to win a vote at the committee table. Three of the five parties that will be represented at committee are on side with the general concept of electoral reform, although opinions differ sharply on what should replace the current system. Nearly six months after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to make the 2015 federal election the last to take place under the first-past-the-post formula, his government has finally managed to take its first step down the road to electoral reform.

Source: National Post June 02, 2016 15:11 UTC