Electoral reform

The first-past-the-post system might soon be history in Canada, and UBC political science professor Max Cameron spoke to CBC Early Edition on what comes next.

According to Cameron, one of the reasons the government is willing to change the system is the growth of strategic voting in the last election. One of the alternatives is ranking candidates rather than simply casting one vote; the single transferable vote, which nearly won in a referendum; and proportional voting.

Clip starts at 1:20:00 mark.