The Ontario government has announced a proposal to eliminate fixed election dates as part of a series of reforms that would also increase the cap for political donations to $5,000 and establish permanent public funding for political parties.
Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey announced the proposed changes in an Oct. 27 statement, saying the upcoming legislation would return the province to its roots and do away with “American-style” elections.
If the legislation becomes law, it will reverse Ontario’s fixed election date rules that were first introduced 20 years ago by the Dalton McGuinty Liberals.
“The proposed reforms will return Ontario to an electoral process that served our province well for nearly a century and a half, prior to the imposition of American-style fixed election dates,” Downey said in the statement….