Réal Lavergne, head of the non-profit group that advocates for voting system reform, told Radio-Canada that yesterday's decision to scrap electoral reform was a violation of the prime minister's promise to usher in "open and transparent government." "If Trudeau is willing to betray voters on his signature election promise, what does that mean for his other commitments?" Northam also suggested the current political climate warrants a voting system shakeup — now more than ever. Fight not overLavergne said young people "appear to be particularly outraged" by the government's electoral reform backtrack. And while the Liberal government has ended its plan to make the 2015 election the last using a first-past-the-post system, electoral reform groups say they will continue to push for change.

Source: CBC News February 03, 2017 00:24 UTC