The Minister of Democratic Institutions,Maryam Monsef, will be in Yellowknife on Tuesday for a town hall meeting, as part of a cross-country tour about electoral reform.
The MP, who represents Peterborough-Kawartha, will be joined by Northwest Territories MP Michael McLeod at the Explorer Hotel from 2:00 to 4:00 pm and at the Prince of Wales Northern Hertage Centre 7:00 to 8:30pm.
Yellowknife is Monsef’s second stop on her national tour, which will see her visit every province and territory in Canada over seven weeks.
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The tour is a result of a promise by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to change the way Canadians elect representatives – a vow that would see the end of the first-past-the-post voting system.
The town hall meetings are meant to gauge Canadians’ feelings on electoral reform.
A total of 23 communities will host town halls with Minister Monsef:
- Aug. 29: Iqaluit, NU
- Aug. 30: Yellowknife, NT
- Aug. 31: Whitehorse, YT
- Sept. 6: Peterborough, ON
- Sept. 7: Victoria, BC
- Sept. 8: Terrace, BC
- Sept. 9: Vancouver, BC
- Sept. 10: Regina, SK
- Sept. 10: Edmonton, AB
- Sept. 12: Winnipeg, MB
- Sept. 13: Thunder Bay, ON
- Sept. 14: Toronto, ON
- Sept. 15: Ottawa, ON
- Sept. 16, Montreal, QC
- Sept. 17: Trois-Rivieres, QC
- Sept. 22: Charlottetown, PEI
- Sept. 23: Halifax, NS
- Sept. 24: Moncton, NB
- Sept. 29: Gander, NL
- Oct. 1: Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL
- Oct. 11: Buckhorn, ON
- Oct. 11: Havelock, ON
- Oct. 13: Lakefield, ON
