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Canada’s democracy is stable, respected, and widely trusted. But stability does not always mean alignment.

Democracy Renewed takes a clear, measured look at how Canada’s electoral system works in practice—and where it no longer fully reflects the country it was designed to serve. Without alarmism or ideology, Christopher M. Michaud examines the growing gap between how Canadians vote and how those votes are translated into representation.

Through accessible analysis and real-world examples, the book explores familiar but often overlooked patterns: governments formed without majority support, regions that appear politically uniform despite internal diversity, and a system that can narrow a wide range of perspectives into a limited set of outcomes.

Rather than framing this as a crisis, Democracy Renewed approaches it as a practical democratic question: does Canada’s current electoral system still reflect the country as it exists today?

Drawing on examples from other parliamentary democracies and outlining a realistic path forward, Michaud presents the case for a more representative model built around proportional representation while preserving local accountability and Canada’s parliamentary tradition.

Thoughtful, balanced, and grounded in Canada’s political culture, Democracy Renewed is not a call to tear down existing institutions. It is an invitation to examine them more closely—and to consider what it would mean for Parliament to more accurately reflect the people it serves.