Almost a decade has passed since Justin Trudeau vowed to change Canada’s electoral system. Since, Canada has had two elections where the party with the most votes did not have the greatest number of seats — 2019 and 2021 — and the latest one, where more than four in five voters selected one of two parties.

The seat count of the 2025 federal election in B.C. closely mirrors the voting percentages for the main contenders. In a way, it almost looks like a proportional representation ballot: 42 per cent and 20 seats for the Liberal Party, 41 per cent and 19 seats for the Conservative Party, 13 per cent and three seats for the NDP and three per cent and one seat for the Green Party.

Our exit poll asked Canadian voters about implementing a system of proportional representation for federal elections. Almost three in five (58 per cent) like the idea, while 17 per cent dislike it and 25 per cent are not sure. The results are intriguing, because direct animosity towards a change is lower than........

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