by Fair Vote Canada | Apr 12, 2024 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Max Fawcett’s pitch for the Liberals and NDP to merge, while superficially appealing to progressives, is a plan that may provide short-term gain for those parties, but will lock in long-term pain for all Canadians.A Poilievre-led false majority government is no doubt...
by Fair Vote Canada | Mar 16, 2024 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
A Pew Research Center analysis of public opinion on democracy and political representation was released March 13, 2024. Citizens in 24 countries were asked an open-ended question: “What do you think would help improve the way democracy in your country is working?” In...
by Fair Vote Canada | Feb 24, 2024 | FVC News, Uncategorised
The New Brunswick Liberal Party has voted to back a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform at their provincial policy convention. Submitted by the Young Liberals Association, Fredericton South Silverwood and Fredericton Grand Lake and moved by Vivian Unger (image...
by Fair Vote Canada | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Canada’s score declines on the Economist Democracy Index: report warns of slide into American-style problems The Economist Intelligence Unit just released its annual Democracy Index. This year, Canada has fallen again, from 12th to 13th (following a drop last year...
by Fair Vote Canada | Nov 4, 2023 | Blog, FVC News
Canadians’ deepest fear about the future If you watch the news, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the biggest fear that most Canadians have about the future is the housing crisis. Or the healthcare crisis. Or, especially, the affordability crisis. There’s no doubt...
by Fair Vote Canada | Oct 4, 2023 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
First-past-the-post has delivered a false majority for Wab Kinew’s NDP in Manitoba. The party won 59.6% of the seats – and 100% of the power – with 45% of the vote. The smaller parties were squeezed out. In 2019, the Manitoba Liberal got 15% of the vote...