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Votes and Seats: Opportunities and Challenges for Electoral Reform in CanadaFollowing the federal election last November, Canadians were confronted, once again, with a Parliament that poorly reflected the party preferences expressed by voters at the ballot box. Provincial elections of the past few years have yielded similar results, as more than once the winning party has trailed its principal opponent in the popular vote. The time has come for a comprehensive public debate on the merits of our first-past-the-post electoral system. What are the likely benefits and drawbacks of abandoning first-past-the post? What do Canadians think of the way their votes are translated into seats? Which alternative electoral system is best suited to the Canadian context and what are the most promising avenues of reform? The Institute for Research on Public Policy invites you to join a knowledgeable group of academics and practitioners for discussion and debate of these timely questions. conference programme | registration form | student registration form |