On February 1 , 2017 , the newly appointed Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould announced that the government had abandoned the electoral reform project .
It was no longer a priority in Karina Gould 's 's mandate letter from Trudeau .
On February 1 , 2017 , the newly appointed Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould announced that the government had abandoned the electoral reform project and it was no longer a priority in her mandate letter from Trudeau .