To no one's surprise, yesterday's Ontario election (read our liveblog of the results here) was a big victory for the status quo, with voters giving the Liberals another majority and soundly rejecting Mixed Member Proportional voting. Dalton McGuinty was pleased, having given his acceptance speech the day before the election, while John Tory, having lost bids to become mayor of Toronto and Premier of Ontario, needs only an unsuccessful run at the PM-ship to......

The referendum on Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) has become the latest victim of the costly and annoying "email hoax." This time, instead of telling you about HIV-infected needles hidden in movie theatre seats or a plan by the U.S. Congress to tax your email messages, the anonymous missive attempts to paint MMP as a mysterious government conspiracy to consolidate power. It would be hilarious if it wasn't so effective.......

Mark Carney has been named the new governor of the Bank of Canada, which oversees the nation's monetary policy. Carney is currently the senior associate deputy minister of finance, a job for which they probably don't use the acronym SAD minister of finance, even though it would be funny. Federal Conservative organizers have been told to get their motors running and prepare to get out on the highway, with a federal election possible as......

Last Monday was not just the start of the Ontario general election campaign—it was also the beginning of a campaign to change the way we elect our representatives to Queen's Park. On October 10th, Ontarians will vote on a proposal by the Citizens' Assembly (a randomly-selected group of 103 Ontarians) to switch to a Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) system, similar to that used in some other countries including Germany and New Zealand. A few......

By now you've surely had a chance to read the complete, final report of the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform, right? No? Ok, but you're at least familiar with what changes they've suggested we make to our provincial voting system, yes? Or, maybe you have no idea what any of this is about? Ok, let's start there. Because last Tuesday, Toronto witnessed the end of one process and the beginning of another that could make......