Conservative committee submission calls for referendum

October 14, 2016 12:33pmET

All-party consensus on the Special Committee on Electoral Reform won’t be possible without support for a referendum, according to the Conservative party.

Scott Reid, the party’s democratic reform critic, said Conservatives have no official position on a specific alternative to Canada’s current First Past the Post system. But there is no flexibility on the referendum question.

The Conservative submission to the committee cites 90.6-per-cent support for a referendum from over 81,000 Canadians who mailed back surveys from 59 Conservative ridings.

The report argues that town hall events and committee “open mic” sessions don’t provide a full representation of Canadian citizens.

CPC submission to #ERRE says 90% of 81,000 mail-in responses want referendum on #electoralreform. Live now on @CPAC_TV #cdnpoli

— Andrew Thomson (@thomsonian) October 14, 2016

CPC report calls town hall meetings imperfect and self-selective mode of engaging wide array of Cdns on #electoralreform

— Andrew Thomson (@thomsonian) October 14, 2016

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-Andrew Thomson