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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • While not a full-scale overhaul of the federal voting system as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once promised, within the two-party confidence-and-supply agreement are a series of electoral reform proposals aimed at expanding “the ability for people to vote.”

    Specifically, the Liberals and New Democrats agreed to explore:

    • Allowing an “expanded” three-day voting period during general elections;
    • Allowing voters to cast their ballots at any polling place within their riding; and
    • Improving the mail-in ballot process with both accessibility and maintaining integrity in mind.

    Expanding the amount of days Canadians have to cast their ballot may be the most significant proposal currently under negotiation.

    Overall not super interesting. These are good proposals of course, but not exactly the kind of electoral reform that I think most of us are looking for. Maybe that will change but I’m not feeling particularly hopeful.