All-party consensus still lacking as House Electoral Reform

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All-party consensus still lacking as House Electoral Reform Committee enters final stretch

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The NDP is now backing Conservative MPs in support of a national referendum on reforming the voting system.

'All I can say is I’m still hoping we have a consensus report, but it’s clearly harder slogging than I thought it would be,' says Green Party Leader and House Electoral Reform Committee member Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

By TIM NAUMETZ PUBLISHED : Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016 4:59 PM

PARLIAMENT HILL —A special House of Commons committee that spent nearly four months gathering expert testimony and public views across the country on reforms to Canada’s electoral system is running out of time to hammer out a final report with support from all parties in the House of Commons.

The NDP is now backing Conservative MPs on the committee in support of a national referendum on reforming the voting system, a scheduled meeting Thursday was cancelled, and committee members are indicating a final report will be hammered out next week, despite signs that not all parties are on the same page.

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