by Fair Vote Canada | Apr 21, 2024 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre’s relentless campaign to “axe the tax” foreshadows what could be the biggest climate policy reversal ever in the OECD.Projections show the Conservatives on track to win a crushing “majority” government with just 40% of the...
by Fair Vote Canada | Apr 15, 2024 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
What if an election were held today? How the votes are counted determines our country’s future. If the federal election were held today, 41% percent of the popular vote would hand Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives 60% of the seats and 100% of the power. Based on...
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 | Mar 7, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorised
The problems with first-past-the-post in Ontario In the June 2022 Ontario election, Doug Ford’s PCs received 40.8% of the popular vote. First-past-the-post handed them 67% of the seats, and 100% of the power. They won a whopping 83 seats―that’s 7 more seats than 2018...
by Fair Vote Canada | Feb 24, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorised
On February 7, 39 Liberal MPs and 3 Conservative MPs voted against their party’s position, joining the NDP, Greens and Bloc in voting for Motion M-86 for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform.In recent weeks, MPs have been speaking out about...