On electoral reform, Trudeau didn’t just break a promise – he lied

On electoral reform, Trudeau lied. And he ran a strategy designed to sabotage electoral reform and create acceptance of his lie.

Specifically, there were two lies. Trudeau lied last Wednesday, saying there was no consensus on electoral reform. And, since at least mid-November, he was lying each time he repeated his election promise of electoral reform. Since at least that time Trudeau was actively working against it.

After the election, Trudeau appointed political rookie Maryam Monsef to the sensitive assignment of electoral reform. And when he finally unveiled his electoral reform process in May, it included a Parliamentary committee with a majority of Liberal MPs and no public consultations.

These may have been early signals Trudeau had already made up his mind.

In reaction to Trudeau’s torqued electoral reform process, the opposition – especially NDP MP Nathan Cullen – created a groundswell, putting Trudeau on the defensive. The PM backed off, freed the committee and allowed public consultation.