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The former chief electoral officer says he welcomes a series of reforms to Canada’s electoral system proposed by Liberal leader Justin Trudeau on Tuesday.

Trudeau unveiled a mini-policy platform on the theme of open government that would include substantial reversals of the Conservatives’ contentious Fair Elections Act and move towards proportional representation or a ranked-ballot system for choosing MPs. The party suggests forming a committee to study alternatives to bring to an end to the first-past-the-post electoral system used since Confederation.

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“I am very happy to see there’s a consciousness to see we’re in a electoral-democratic crisis in this country,” said Jean-Pierre Kingsley, who served as chief electoral officer from 1990 to 2006.

“All you need to do is convince one voter in four and you’ve got yourself a comfortable majority. We can’t continue on the course we’re on now.”