Some interesting pieces and news on the electoral front.

Andrew Coyne, Canada’s top political journalist (in my opinion) makes the case why conservatives should support MMP.

David Docherty, the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and a professor of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University argued in favour of MMP (you may need to be a subscriber for this).

The Globe and Mail’s Rick Salutin says that voting in favour of MMP is a no-brainer, joining media personalities Antonia Zerbisias (Toronto Star) and Linda McQuaig (Toronto Star) and the aforementioned Andrew Coyne (National Post) as MMP supporters.

Liberal MPP Ted McKeekin (representing the Hamilton-area riding of Ancaster-Dundas-Flamsborough-Westdale) has endorsed MMP, joining Health Minister and Deputy Premier George Smitherman, Attorney General Michael Bryant, Municipal Affairs Minister John Gerretsen, and Davenport MPP Tony Ruprecht as sitting Liberal MPPs who support electoral reform. I should also note that Bob Rae, federal Liberal candidate in Toronto Centre also endorses MMP, along with Liberal MP (St. Paul’s) Carolyn Bennett and former Liberal cabinet ministers Elinor Caplan and Monique Begin.

Another Liberal blogger, Jason Morris of gauntlet.ca has also come out in favour of MMP, joining other well-known Liberal bloggers such as Scott Tribe, Michelle Oliel, John Lennard, Mark Richard Francis, Vijay Sappani, among many others.

The Liberal candidate in my home riding of Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington, Ian Wilson, who is running opposite the now infamous Randy Hillier, has also come out in favour of MMP, joining fellow Liberal candidates Selwyn Hicks (Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound), Kate Holloway (Trinity-Spadina), Steve Fishman (Simcoe-Grey) and Sean Kelly (Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke) as Liberal candidates who support MMP. Skinny Dipper is keeping tabs on which candidates have endorsed MMP.