by Fairvote Canada | Jun 21, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorised
Fair Vote Canada celebrates First Nations, Inuit and Métis people across the country as we offer our solidarity on this important day. Recent events have once again highlighted the injustices and harms perpetuated by settlers on First Nations, and the impacts that...
by Fairvote Canada | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorised
Act now to tell Guelph city council to listen to Guelph residents and keep two member wards! The final report from the consultants is in, and shockingly, they are still not listening to the citizens of Guelph! No matter how many times in the past ten months a strong...
by Fairvote Canada | Jun 5, 2021 | Blog, Ontario, Uncategorised
In just one year – June 2, 2022 – Ontario voters will head back to the polls to determine if Doug Ford’s government gets another “mandate”. In 2018, the PC’s were elected to a “majority” with just 40.5% of the popular vote. Voter turnout was only 56.7%. ...
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...
