Dear Prime Minister Trudeau,
I am deeply disappointed in your government's decision to break your promise on electoral reform, and feel betrayed.
If your government had an honest will for change, it would have started with an education campaign and a nuanced public debate.
You chose a tainted consultant survey and then ditched the issue.
Electoral reform is not easy, and not easily understood by the general public. A referendum would not be reasonable without a non-partisan public debate. But Canada as the most diverse country has a voting system that ignores diversity. We should be leaders in finding a good voting system that represents diversity, not laggards.
But I believe there is still time - and that's why I am calling on you to work with the opposition parties and civil society to find a way to make electoral reform happen.
Thorsten Arnold