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Should P.E.I. change its voting system? Join us for a CBC public forum

Islanders will soon be asked to choose between keeping the current electoral voting system or switching to a proportional representation system.

Forum to be held March 28 at Stonepark at 7:30 p.m. and will be streamed live online

Hear the arguments and have your say, Thursday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Stonepark Intermediate School. (CBC)

Islanders will soon be asked to vote in a referendum on electoral reform. That referendum will take place at the same time as the upcoming provincial election.

The two options are keeping first past the post as a voting system, or switching to mixed member proportional representation.

What do you think?Should P.E.I. change its election voting system?

Yes or no?

CBC P.E.I. will be hosting a public forum where you can hear the arguments, get informed and have your say.

Panelists will include:

  • John Barrett,No What to Vote
  • Brenda Oslawsky, Vote Yes P.E.I.
  • Gerard Mitchell, P.E.I.'s Referendum Commissioner

The public forum will be held Thursday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Stonepark Intermediate School, and will also be shared live at cbc.ca/pei and on CBC P.E.I.'s Facebookpage.