Issue
Democratic Renewal & Electoral Reform
Voting-system reform (proportional representation), federal election spending limits, online voting, and election-day timing.
Where parties stand
Compare side-by-side- Bloc QuébécoisBLOC
Open to proportional representation as long as Quebec's distinct political-party landscape is preserved. Strongly opposes federal interference in Quebec election rules.
- Conservative Party of CanadaCONSERVATIVE
Opposes proportional representation. Wants per-vote-subsidy revival considered to reduce reliance on large-donor financing, and a uniform-rules-across-provinces approach to election advertising.
Strong supporter of proportional representation, mandatory voting, lowering the voting age to 16, and replacing federal first-past-the-post by 2030.
- Liberal Party of CanadaLIBERAL
After the 2017 abandonment of the electoral-reform commitment, current position is no system change without a referendum first. Supports targeted reforms to election-day timing and ballot translation.
Long-standing supporter of mixed-member proportional representation. Wants a binding referendum on the system change and lower federal election spending limits for third parties.
Bills affecting this issue
- C-5Federal45-1Royal assent
An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act
Tries to repair the Online News Act after Meta's news block.
- C-72Federal44-1First reading
An Act respecting the interoperability of health information technology and to prohibit data blocking by health information technology vendors
Make election day a statutory holiday to raise turnout.
- C-71Federal44-1First reading
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024)
- C-51Federal44-1Royal assent
An Act to give effect to the self-government treaty recognizing the Whitecap Dakota Nation / Wapaha Ska Dakota Oyate and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Federal grant-and-contract accountability after WE / SNC / ArriveCAN.
- C-46Federal44-1Royal assent
An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Income Tax Act
Strengthens whistleblower protection in the federal public service.