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    Democracy
    Policy Note
    Transparency & accountability
    BC Office

    Pro rep will indeed mean more minority governments — bring it on!

    Debunking the claims of proportional representation naysayers This post is part of a series explaining the benefits of proportional representation and debunking myths from the…

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    Democracy
    Policy Note
    BC Office

    The case for electoral reform

    Debunking the claims of proportional representation naysayers This is the fourth post in a series explaining the benefits of proportional representation and debunking myths from…

  • Democracy
    Policy Note
    BC Office

    How electoral reform enhances local representation

    Debunking the claims of proportional representation naysayers This is the third post in a series explaining the benefits of proportional representation and debunking myths from…

  • Democracy
    Policy Note
    BC Office

    Electoral reform will not enable the far right: Debunking a red herring

    Debunking the claims of proportional representation naysayers This is the second post of a series explaining the benefits of proportional representation and debunking myths from…

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    Democracy
    Policy Note
    BC Office

    Electoral reform is simple, actually

    Debunking the claims of proportional representation naysayers This is the first post of a series explaining the benefits of proportional representation and debunking myths from…

  • Democracy
    Policy Note
    BC Office

    How Proportional Representation could help to decentralize power and strengthen Parliament

    Submission to the House of Commons Special Committee on Electoral Reform The debate around electoral reform has largely neglected a central question: what would a…

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