Ontario Green platform gets it right on electoral reform
The Ontario Green Party platform gives voters a process they can trust and a commitment to implement a proportional system. The platform states:
Democratic reform
“Create a diverse, randomly selected Citizens Assembly on electoral reform with a mandate to provide binding recommendations on modernising Ontario’s electoral system to ensure that every vote counts and that the legislature reflects the democratic will of the people.”
Notably, the Greens do not prescribe a particular system, but trust an independent, representative Citizens’ Assembly to look at the evidence and recommend changes to make every vote count.
To achieve proportional representation, parties must work together, compromise, and welcome the input from a non-partisan process that citizens can trust. The Ontario Green Party platform demonstrates the way forward.
Read the full Green Party of Ontario platform on democratic reform and voters’ rights.
Note: When the other parties release their platforms, we will put out a piece comparing their commitments.
Watch Mike Schreiner talk about proportional representation on TVO’s The Agenda:
Listen to Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario, talking about proportional representation on TVO’s the Agenda.