Longest Ballot Committee

MacKinnon says C-4 amendment under consideration but Senate should be deferential on changing elections laws “As a general rule, the Canada Elections Act, especially when amended unanimously in the House of Commons, is something that generally receives deference,” he said.

Have to disagree with Mackinnon on this. MPs should never be in charge of their own election rules...and they are presently demonstrating exactly why
(C-4 amends the Elections Act to exempt political parties from all privacy law)
www.ipolitics.ca/2026/03/03/m...

eagerly awaiting the minutes :)

Notice of Meeting - PROC (45-1) - No. 24 - House of Commons of Canada Notice of Meeting - PROC (45-1) - No. 24 - House of Commons of Canada

Here's the link if you want to watch the civic resilience portion: www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentView...

Today at PROC MPs will be holding a televised discussion on “the current state of civic resilience in Canada” afterwards they’ll have a closed door meeting on how to amend election rules to throttle the LBC, a group that says MPs shouldn’t be in charge of their own election rules…hmmm

allons-y!

More long ballot posting 😀
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expert AI analysis to what went down yesterday😮

*When it comes to election law, politicians will take self-interest every time

Althia Raj speaking about the MPs passing a clause in C-4 exempting their parties from privacy law. Full link below
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEb8...

Big day tomorrow. MPs will be discussing (behind closed doors) a draft report on how to best change election rules to throttle a group that points out MPs shouldn't be in charge of their own election rules🤔

From the AbsoluteUnits community on Reddit: of a voting ballot (Germany, local voting in Bavaria) Explore this post and more from the AbsoluteUnits community

More sleek Bavarian long ballots
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Ballot from a regional election in Bavaria ❤️

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Althia Raj on political parties exempting themselves from privacy law in C-4
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

This is really exciting news🍾
The Supreme court now has the opportunity to weigh in on the question everybody’s been asking👉👉👉 is it okay to leave election rules (in this case boundary drawing) in the hands of politicians? Or should they be decided by permanent, independent, nonpartisan bodies?

Dallas Republicans, Democrats get 500-plus choices on historic ballot Dallas County primary elections have nearly 200 races and almost two dozen propositions on the Republican and Democratic ballots.

😮‼️

www.keranews.org/news/2026-02...

In election after election, 60% (or some majority) don't feel properly represented. And that's the basic problem with FPTP.

The main reason we haven't ditched FPTP is because of The Golden Rule: those with the gold make the rules.

FPTP is funny because your vote has the ability to make a difference in close races like Terrebonne. This can feel cool if you voted for the winner, but doesn't look so great when if you're with the 60% of voters who didn't...and there was mailing ballot clerical errors..
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

When MPs are in charge of election rules the inevitable result is self-serving legislation.
Tucked away in bill C-4 (federal) is a clause which explicitly exempts political parties from all privacy laws🙄....a measure I really doubt any voter would support.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Yo anyone seen any long ballots recently

How time flies🕤 Just 6 months ago Pierre Poilievre called us a "scam" and outlined his original ideas for immediate electoral reform (of the anti-long ballot sort) in a letter to the government.

While high-stakes talks between Denmark, Greenland and the US are ongoing at the Whitehouse. Let us take a moment to appreciate some Danish ballots

Ugandan newspaper headline: 83,500 candidates to battle for 45,500 posts. BALLOT PAPER PRINTING STARTS

Ok Uganda, go off!

Happy New Year 🎉

I hope everyone got this right🤠

From the Globe's "How well do you remember 2025?" quiz.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

What a rollercoaster of a year.
Huge thank you to all the candidates and supporters who made 2025's longest ballot campaigns possible❤️❤️❤️
It's been incredible watching what a ragtag group of amateurs can pull off✊
Looking forward to 2026 😀
#electoralreform #recordbreaking #funtimes

Alberta increases fee for citizen-led initiatives to $25K to discourage 'frivolous applications' Alberta has made it harder for individuals to begin a citizen-led initiative by upping the fee to $25k

“This is a concerning trend from this government where they change the rules and processes when they no longer work in their favour" - Opposition justice critic Irfan Sabir

The lesson is clear. When election rules are in the hands of PMs/Premiers, expect broken promises, empty gestures, and self-serving electoral law.

This arrangement serves whoever's in charge, not voters. ...And the best way we've found to annoy whoever's in charge is to join the longest ballot❤️

Rob Shaw: Proportional representation won’t be revived on Eby’s watch B.C. premier says three failed votes settled the issue, shuts down calls for another review

"[David Eby] has flatly rejected a proposal from an all-party legislative committee to take another run at changing the province’s electoral system. 'No, I have no interest in that,' Eby told me."