The issue of whether the new federal government requires explicit approval of the electorate via a referendum to change the method by which parliamentarians and our federal government is elected is gaining a surprising amount of attention.
Perhaps more surprising is the overwhelming consensus emerging demanding that the federal government specifically ask Canadians for approval. Over the last two weeks commentaries and editorials have appeared in the National Post, Globe & Mail, the Toronto Star, and a myriad of regional dailies across the country all calling for a national referendum to approve any change in our electoral system.
Thus far both the prime minister as well as his Minister for Democratic Reform, Maryam Monsef, have refused to commit to a referendum, relying on their election to justify a mandate for electoral change.
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