"Where is the public outcry for five on the Gallagher Index?"

Therein lies the real issue. There is, and has not been, a public outcry, nor a public conversation, nor a public decision. All we have are political parties, jockeying for a change that will help their national (not local or even regional) interests. Ed Broadbent's strange op ed piece about "no Trump with PR" captures the whole non-discussion.

There is an outcry from some. How many, well we do not really know. These people argue for PR, out of two core principles: (i) fundamentally we are voting for political parties, not local representatives, and (ii) fairness demands that all votes for all parties be counted equally, and have equal outcomes. But are these the two core principles we all believe in? Do these principles make sense in the context of an emerging and changing Canada for the 21st cenrtury.

My commitment is to read the whole report with my view of what is important both now and for my grand children.