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Minutes of Proceedings

Special Committee on Electoral Reform (ERRE)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 16
Tuesday, August 23, 2016, 1:59 p.m. to 4:33 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Francis Scarpaleggia, Chair (Liberal)

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• Matthew Dubé for Nathan Cullen (NDP)
• Gabriel Ste-Marie for Luc Thériault (Bloc Québécois)
Library of Parliament
• Dara Lithwick, Analyst
• Erin Virgint, Research Assistant
Electoral Reform
As an individual
• Thomas S. Axworthy, Public Policy Chair, Massey College, University of Toronto
• Matthew P. Harrington, Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal
• Pippa Norris, Professor of Government Relations and Laureate Fellow, University of Sydney, McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Harvard, Director of the Electoral Integrity Project
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, June 7, 2016, the Committee resumed its study of electoral reform.

Pippa Norris, by videoconference from South Dennis, Massachusetts, Matthew P. Harrington and Thomas S. Axworthy made statements and answered questions.

At 3:43 p.m., Scott Reid took the Chair.

At 4:04 p.m., Francis Scarpaleggia took the Chair.

At 4:33 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Christine Lafrance,
Danielle Widmer
Clerks of the Committee