More than one type of reform: Letters, Jan. 2

Since the 2015 federal election, the Star has published letters stating that Justin Trudeau and the Liberals promised, during that campaign, to replace Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system with a proportional one. While I agree that our voting system should be changed, these readers are either confused about what the Liberals promised, or they are suffering from wishful thinking in line with their own preferred options or biases.

In fact, the Conservatives preferred the status quo, the Liberals’ preference was for a ranked-ballot system and the NDP was the party that campaigned on a promise to change our electoral system to proportional representation.

One thing’s for certain: It’s imperative that any proposed changes to our voting system are thoroughly and clearly explained to the electorate well in advance of any election. If they’re not, they are doomed for failure, and we’ll be stuck with our current undemocratic system well into the future.

Diana Hooper, Toronto

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