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...
by Fair Vote Canada | Sep 28, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Italy’s right-wing coalition has just won a majority of seats―and 100% of the power―with only 44% of the vote.Over 56% of Italian voters voted for centre or left-of-centre parties, but Italy will now be led by a right-wing coalition with a far-right Prime...
by Fair Vote Canada | Sep 22, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
photo credit: https://blog.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/canary-resuscitator/ It’s time for the people to lead with a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform and Democratic Renewal Many Canadians know the phrase “canary in the coal mine”. For a...
by Fair Vote Canada | Sep 21, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorised
Should youth be allowed to vote?Making the case for Vote 16 in Canada Guest Blog by Hannah Baillie. Hannah is a member of the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health, which supports Vote 16. This article has also been published on Brunswick News in New Brunswick, as well...
by Fair Vote Canada | Sep 14, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Canadians from all parts of the political spectrum are deeply concerned by the rise of polarization, extremism, and misinformation in Canada’s democracy. Even folks who lean to the political right acknowledge that Pierre Poilievre won the Conservative race by making...
by Fair Vote Canada | Sep 4, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorised
For the purposes of this article, we define a political extremist as someone whose political views are well outside the mainstream and are strongly opposed or seen as unreasonable by most people. Which type of voting system gives “extremist” politicians more power?...
