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Reform of the voting system should not be thrown out the window
In The duty last Saturday, a former advisor to Minister Sonia LeBel, Louis-François Brodeur, proposed that we abandon any attempt to reform the voting method and that we fall back…
Three reforms to circumvent the failure of the voting system
From 2018 to 2020, as advisor to the Minister of Democratic Institutions, Sonia LeBel, I was at the center of efforts aimed at reforming the voting system. Their abandonment in…
Second day of voting | Egypt heads for Sisi re-election
(Cairo) For the second consecutive day on Monday, 67 million Egyptians are called upon to choose their future president, a vote won by the outgoing Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, in power…
Commons voting marathon continues after all night
Federal deputies continued their voting marathon on Friday, imposed by the Conservatives, after spending the night there, eating hamburgers or writing their Christmas cards. Uninterrupted voting on each of the…
Voting intentions: The CAQ collapse continues
Just a few days before elected officials return home for the holidays, the population’s disenchantment with François Legault’s government is confirmed. For a second poll in a row, it is…
Voting intentions | A second poll places the PQ ahead
(Montreal) For the second time in two weeks, a poll of voting intentions gives the Parti Québécois (PQ) a lead over the ruling Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ). Posted at 6:19…
The taste for power explains the failure of the attempt to reform our old voting system
During the Day of discussion on the Quebec experience of the reform of the voting system held at the University of Montreal on Monday, November 20, Professor André Blais launched…
The PQ now leads voting intentions, according to a poll
The Parti Québécois (PQ) is now at the top of voting intentions, according to a Pallas Data poll which puts it six points ahead of the ruling Coalition Avenir Québec…
Voting intentions | The PQ in the lead, six points ahead of the CAQ
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Montreal) The Parti Québécois (PQ) is now at the top of voting intentions, according to a Pallas Data poll which puts it six…
2025 municipal elections | Montreal interested in online voting
The City of Montreal wants to participate in a pilot project that would allow certain voters to vote online in the next municipal election, in 2025. Posted at 12:08 p.m.…
The mixed proportional voting system, already outdated?
Considered a panacea by many, the mixed proportional voting system with regional compensation is no longer unanimously supported. Gathered in a conference on Monday, several experts questioned this electoral model,…
How the CAQ abandoned the reform of the voting system
From crazy idea, to consensus, to bill contested from within: the reform of the voting system took a bumpy road before being officially abandoned in 2021 because “it does not…
A petition to reform the voting system amasses more than 10,000 signatures
A petition demanding reform of the voting system in Quebec, posted on the National Assembly website, has received more than 10,000 signatures since October 3. The petition, launched by the…
A petition for voting system reform has amassed more than 10,000 signatures
(Montreal) A petition demanding a reform of the voting system in Quebec, posted on the National Assembly website, has received more than 10,000 signatures since October 3. Posted at 10:05…
Québec solidaire wants to reform the voting system
(Montreal) Québec solidaire (QS) asks Prime Minister François Legault to renew his commitment to reforming the voting system and to agree to reopen the debate before the holidays. Updated yesterday…
the presidential majority and the right hope to win Paris, Lyon and Marseille by changing the voting method
Putting an end to the “PLM” law, like “Paris-Lyon-Marseille”, would allow the inhabitants of these three cities to vote directly for their mayors in the 2026 municipal elections. The Renaissance…
Australians start voting on Aboriginal rights
Australians began voting early this week for a historic referendum on Aboriginal rights aimed at giving them a “voice” in Parliament. Voting opened across much of Australia on Tuesday so…
End of advance voting for the by-election in the riding of Jean-Talon
Voters in the riding of Jean-Talon, in Quebec, were able to vote in advance as part of the by-election which is officially scheduled to take place on October 2. •…
National Assembly | Voting by roll call is replaced by electronic voting
(Quebec) The National Assembly will put an end to the tradition of voting by roll call as soon as Parliament returns on Tuesday. Posted at 3:01 p.m. Patrice Bergeron The…
Voting without suspense in Russia and the Ukrainian territories annexed by Moscow
Opposition muzzled, voices critical of the Ukrainian conflict repressed harshly: the Russians voted Sunday in regional elections without suspense, also organized in the annexed territories of Ukraine, where the party…