Liberal Party’s Demand for Electoral-Reform Council Not a Priority, Trudeau Says

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with the media in London on May 7, 2023. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn’t expect his government to move on electoral reform, despite his party membership calling for a national council to examine the issue.

This weekend, grassroots Liberals voted in favour of a resolution that asks the government to create a national citizen’s assembly on electoral reform.