National Advisory Board
In the Blogosphere
This page provides a list of recent external blog postings about proportional representation, Fair Vote Canada, and electoral reform.
Electoral Reform Society
Only a system that is both preferential and proportional, like the Single Transferable Vote, will let voters take the lead, and letting them chose from multiple candidates from the parties to get the politics they want to see at ...
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http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/news.php?ex=0&nid=459 Challenging the Commonplace: Liberals Face Dilemma of Own Making
If Canadians voted for their Members of Parliament by means of an electoral system of proportional representation, then the Leader of the Official Opposition wouldn't be faced with a dilemma forced upon him by our existing single member ...
Canada needs federal electoral reform « This Nation
But there's a better solution: Systemic change, electoral reform, that would force all politicians in the House to work together, whether they wish to or not. That would be sweet to see, no? Johnny, get along with Joey. ...
Make electoral reform a priority - The Squid Zone
One argument against proportional representation is that "I won't know who my MP is... I won't get to vote for him directly." This is a common complaint from the "it's too complicated" people. There is a shred of validity to it. ...
Big popular boost for Proportional Representation | Ekklesia
When parliamentarians had their chance to support a referendum on PR, not a single Conservative, and only three Labour MPs supported the amendment on the Single Transferable Vote. Our friends at Power do not want their pledge to end up ...
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http://ekklesia.co.uk/node/11358 Big popular boost for Proportional Representation | Ekklesia
When parliamentarians had their chance to support a referendum on PR, not a single Conservative, and only three Labour MPs supported the amendment on the Single Transferable Vote. Our friends at Power do not want their pledge to end up ...
All Politics Is Local: Fair Vote Canada Dumps Direct Democracy
Fair Vote Canada appears to be changing its tactics. After embarrassing referendum defeats in PEI, Ontario and British Columbia, the organization dedicated to changing Canada's electoral system appears to be abandoning its drive for a ...
Fair Vote Saskatchewan: FVC Advisory Board Member Speaks in Regina
Fair Vote Canada (FVC) is a multi-partisan citizens' campaign for voting system reform. Canadians from all points on the political spectrum, all regions and all walks of life are joining FVC to demand a fair voting system - a ...
The Independent View: Three myths about PR – and one uncomfortable ...
There is a move for electoral reform, but it is for, ironically, a more proportional system than the Single Transferable Vote system we utilise, and there is a good reason for it. Yet, as a student of British politics, ...
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http://ceedee.co.uk/the-independent-view-three-myths-about-pr-and January 23rd Summary of Discussion « Citizens Assembly for Democracy
Sign a petition for Fair Vote Canada i.e for Proportional Representation. 10. Consider what happened in Quebec under Duplessis and learn from that experience how close we are under Harper to losing democracy under a dictatorial leader. ...