Not ever utterance that comes out of the PM's mouth is golden, as we have seen time and again, and the promise of electoral reform was a mistake. The Liberal party didn't need electoral reform as they have been the biggest beneficiaries of FPTP. The main opposition certainly didn't want it, and the people weren't storming the gates of Parliament demanding it. The NDP and Greens will be hurt by this as they saw it as a chance for power, something that mainstream Canada was not behind once it became know that electoral reform was in the cards. Canada has much bigger concerns then tinkering with a system that has served us well.