Becoming an expert on Canadian electoral reform

Leadership and GovernmentEducation and Academia
Written By Stuart McNish

Guest: Dennis Pilon (Associate Professor, Dept of Politics, York University)

Over the past decade, Professor Pilon has been in demand as a speaker and media commentator on many aspects of politics and political reform in Canada. He has appeared in hundreds of stories in print, radio and television.

He has also acted as a consultant on election issues for various legal firms, political parties, trade unions, community groups, and the Auditor General of Canada. Dennis is also the author of three books about democracy, “Wrestling with Democracy: Voting Systems as Politics in the Twentieth Century West,” “Politics and Government in British Columbia,” and “The Politics of Voting: Reforming Canada’s Electoral System.”

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