Signature policies include drug decriminalization, electoral reform, Oct. 2

Jagmeet Singh’s proposal for electoral reform is to introduce mixed member proportional, try it out for two elections and then have a national referendum.

Assuming that the NDP forms the next government, the next question is: will he actually do it? Cynical Canadians will quickly point their fingers at Justin Trudeau and wearily shake their heads. They’ve seen that electoral reform movie before — it opened to strong reviews two years ago and closed to catcalls earlier this spring.

Is Singh made of sterner stuff? Andy Dufresne said that “hope is a good thing and no good thing ever dies.” One can only hope so.

Geoff Rytell, Toronto

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