Three times in 5 years, Canada has seen one of its legislatures shut down when the government of the day was under fire.  It seems that as Canadians, we are being conditioned to believe that question period is a mere formality rather than a means to hold the government accountable.

Some observers have blamed the erosion of democracy on our antiquated First Past the Post voting system.  Since this system makes it easier to form majority governments, it has helped increase the power of parties and their leaders, and to decrease the power of citizens, members, and even backbenchers and Ministers. With stronger parties, we also have more partisanship and less meaningful debate.

Peter Russell, a venerable constitutional scholar and advisor to Governor Generals,  Borys Wrzesnewskyj, former Liberal MP, and Wayne Smith from Fair Vote Canada will be joining us for a discussion about the state of Canadian democracy and how Canadians can defend it.

Join us on February 25th at the Duke of York for our discussion:  39 Prince Arthur Ave, 2F. Doors at 7pm, discussion at 7:30.

RSVP on Eventbrite for an entry for our door prize.