by Fair Vote Canada | Sep 16, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorised
The Manitoba Liberals have offered an unserious non-solution to the very real democratic deficit Manitoba is facing. Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont rightly points to the lack of choice Manitobans face at the ballot box, with voters in the vast majority of ridings...
by Fair Vote Canada | Aug 9, 2023 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
In a blistering report, Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk laid out how the process to decide which lands would be removed from the Greenbelt was flawed, unfair, and heavily favoured the developers picked by the PC Housing Minister’s Chief of Staff.Lysyk also...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jul 11, 2023 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Opposition to Bill 23, the “More Homes Built Faster Act” which opens up building on the Greenbelt, continues to increase. A new poll by Mainstreet shows that eight months after the bill passed, a strong majority of Ontarians continue to oppose it: Why is Ontario...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jul 1, 2023 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
One of the most common questions people have is:How did other democracies get proportional representation?The political moment that opens the door to proportional representation is unique in each country, but it boils down to one thing: Multi-party agreement is the...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jun 25, 2023 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Cabinet Minister resignations in New Brunswick are shining a spotlight on the excessive concentration of power with the Premier under New Brunswick’s first-past-the-post, winner-take-all system. Unilateral changes to Policy 713 on Sexual Orientation and Gender...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jun 19, 2023 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
BIG NEWS: A motion for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform will be voted on in Parliament! NDP MP Lisa Marie Barron has tabled a motion in the House of Commons for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform.This motion will come to a...
