January 13, 2012 - The Honourable Tim Uppal, Minister of State for Democratic Reform, today announced that the Harper Government will ensure that Canadians are no longer penalized for early communication of election results. [more on Harper Government Committed to Repealing Dated Ban on Early Communication of Election Results...]

December 16, 2011 - The Harper Government delivered on two key democratic reform commitments with the Royal Assent of the Budget Implementation Act, which contains measures eliminating the per-vote subsidy for political parties, and with the Royal Assent of the Fair Representation Act, which updates the formula allocating House of Commons seats to provinces. [more on Getting Things Done for Canadians: Harper Government Delivering on Democratic Reform Commitments...]