by Fairvote Canada | May 29, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorised
On May 25, Parliamentarians voted almost unanimously for a motion discouraging any party from triggering an election in the middle of a pandemic. Whether motivated by pensions or by the public interest, the move was in line with the views of most Canadians. But we...
by Fairvote Canada | Jan 20, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorised
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is old wisdom that few would question. Canadians watched in with alarm―or downright horror―as the cancer of divisiveness and polarization spread throughout US democracy in recent years. They should have been asking...
by Fairvote Canada | Dec 30, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorised
UPDATED JANUARY 2, 2021 While politicians all over the world are getting caught breaking their own COVID rules, mainly those in countries with proportional representation appear to be held to account by political leaders. In New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda...
by Fairvote Canada | Dec 24, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorised
Most voters in Canada liked Pro Rep a lot. But Trudeau, who lived in Ottawa, did not! Trudeau hated Pro Rep! Why, you might ask? It would make 39% majorities a thing of the past Or it could be, perhaps, that his socks were too tight It could be he just craved the...
by Fairvote Canada | Nov 20, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorised
Crises are a time to step up cooperation―because it works. Trudeau’s latest dispatch from the doorstep was an impassioned plea for people to stay home and save lives. It was also a revealing glimpse into the dysfunctional norms of winner-take-all politics. According...
by Fairvote Canada | Nov 15, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorised
You could almost hear millions of Canadians breathe a collective sigh of relief on November 7th, 2020, when Joe Biden was declared the next President of the United States. It had been a grueling four years. At ground zero, Donald Trump’s entire 4-year power trip was...
