Democracy in the 21st Century: a charter challenge to force electoral reform.
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Democracy in the 21st Century: a charter challenge to force electoral reform.
Despite their intrinsically political nature, election laws which infringe the Charter are as susceptible to court review and remedy as any other type of statute. Recent events in several provinces and in Ottawa indicate that the executive and legislative branches of government are reluctant to proceed with meaningful electoral reform. The time has come for advocates of change to take their chances with the judicial branch.
The most effective attack on the Single Member Plurality (SMP) system would be to challenge sections 68(1) and 313(...See the full content of this document
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