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Elections and democratic engagement platforms

Here's what the 2025 Ontario election parties are promising.
We don't have any PC policies on Elections and democratic engagement.

ONDP
  • Replace first-past-the-post with a mixed-member proportional voting system

    "We will reform our voting system to make it fair and more inclusive, replacing first-past-the-post with a mixed-member proportional voting system where every vote counts. We will consult with the public, civil society and other political parties to design a made-in-Ontario voting system that reflects the needs of our communities." — On Your Side, retrieved 2025-02-22

We don't have any Liberal policies on Elections and democratic engagement.

Green
  • Create a diverse, randomly selected Citizens Assembly on electoral reform to provide binding recommendations on modernising elections

    "Create a diverse, randomly selected Citizens Assembly on electoral reform with a mandate to provide binding recommendations on modernising Ontario's electoral system to ensure that every vote counts and that the legislature reflects the democratic will of the people" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

  • Allow municipalities the option to use a ranked ballot voting system for elections
  • Reduce donation limits for municipal elections and provincial political parties, candidates, and riding associations to $1,000/year/person
  • Restore Auditor General oversight of government advertising
  • Increase the number of mobile polls at hospitals, seniors' residences, and for people with accessibility issues

    "Increase the number of mobile polls at hospitals, seniors’ residences, and for people with accessibility issues which prohibit them from easily leaving their homes" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

  • Enforce strict accessibility standards at voting stations
  • Fund non-profits that provide training & mentorship opportunities for women, racialised, & 2SLGBTQIA+ people considering running for office

    "Make funding available for non-profit organisations that provide additional training and mentorship opportunities for women, Black, Indigenous, racialised, and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals who are considering running for political office" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

  • Reduce the voting age to 16 years old
  • Create new channels to give citizens a voice in provincial decision-making

    "Increase the quality and quantity of local public input in provincial decision-making by creating new channels to give citizens a voice, both through MPPs and ministries" — Our Plan for Fairness, retrieved 2025-02-22

  • Allow the introduction of electronic petitions to the Ontario Legislature

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