by Vivian Unger | Jan 7, 2023 | Blog
Vivian Unger served on the board of Fair Vote Canada from 2018 to 2019. While other people learned how to make sourdough bread during lockdown, she learned how to cut her own hair (see photo). She lives in New Brunswick. Are Our Political Parties At War With...
by Fair Vote Canada | Dec 19, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorised
Citizens’ Assemblies are shaking up the status quo in Ireland―and getting results Imagine, if the voices of citizens had real power over the biggest issues in the country―at election time and in the years in between. Ireland is showing the world how it’s...
by Fair Vote Canada | Nov 28, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorised
Proportional representation campaigners have won a crucial next step in the Yukon! Yukon’s Special Committee on Electoral Reform has announced that they will consult Yukoners on the creation of a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform!This breakthrough wouldn’t have...
by Fair Vote Canada | Nov 4, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorised
Denmark had an election yesterday. The contrast to Canada’s last election couldn’t be more stark. It isn’t just in the numbers―it’s in the politics.In Canada, with first-past-the-post, the pursuit of power drives the agenda. Minority governments are tenuous. They last...
by Fair Vote Canada | Nov 2, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Doug Ford is threatening to invoke the notwithstanding clause again―this time to violate the rights of unions to bargain. Numerous pundits are decrying this abuse of power (see below).Many are lamenting how common it has become to invoke the notwithstanding clause to...
by Fair Vote Canada | Oct 27, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
When Ottawa was in the grips of the convoy, what was Doug Ford thinking? The Emergencies Act Inquiry wants to know. Justin Trudeau claims Ford was hiding out for political reasons. Ford claims it was a matter outside his jurisdiction.Will voters ever get straight...
