Trudeau abandons promise to change voting system in time for 2019 election

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a town hall meeting at Alumni Hall, Western University on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in London, Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley In a mandate letter for newly appointed Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, Trudeau makes it clear that electoral reform _ once top of mind for the Liberal government _ is no longer on the agenda.