referendum
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Yes Or No?
Post-Brexit thoughts on referenda, especially in the context of electoral reform In the aftermath of the Brexit referendum, there is renewed debate about the lessons, if any, that it might hold for other democratic polities on the use of the referendum generally, and in particular for Canada about an eventual referendum on electoral reform. Many Continue reading
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Yes They Can II
Does existing legislation allow a referendum on electoral reform? The former Chief Electoral Officer, Jean-Pierre Kingsley, has caused some ongoing confusion on Twitter about whether a referendum on electoral reform would be legal. The source of this confusion is section 3 of the federal Referendum Act, which provides that Where the Governor in Council considers that Continue reading
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What Matters in the Province?
I mentioned, in my discussion of my doubts regarding the constitutionality of consultative elections for Senate nominees under the “Peace, Order and Good Government” (POGG) power of s. 91 of the Constitution Act, 1867, that I also had doubts about authority of the provinces to set up such elections. As in that post, my thoughts Continue reading
Double Aspect 