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VICTORIA — Despite a decisive defeat in the recent B.C. referendum, proportional representation is not dead, nor even resting.

“We respect the result, but it doesn’t end here,” as B.C. MP Nathan Cullen, electoral reform critic for the national NDP, vowed after the 61 per cent rejection of proportional representation (PR) in his home province.

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“The desire to improve democracy in Canada remains strong,” was the post-mortem comment from Fair Vote Canada after spending almost $200,000 on the losing cause of electoral reform in B.C.

Like Cullen, Fair Vote flagged developments on the horizon in Prince Edward Island and Quebec, as well as the likelihood of electoral reform resurfacing in the fall federal election.

The P.E.I. government recently wrapped up public information sessions on the PR referendum to be held in tandem with this year’s provincial election.

Contrasting with the two questions and multiple versions of PR offered to British Columbians in last year’s ballot by mail, P.E.I. opted for a simple choice. Should Prince Edward Island change its voting system to a mixed member proportional voting system? No or Yes?