by Fair Vote Canada | Mar 10, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
GreenPAC’s latest report, “Environmental Leadership in Canada’s Parliament: Realities, Opportunities and Constraints”, has highlighted a key barrier in Canada’s fight against climate change: first-past-the-post. Two thirds of the MPs interviewed believe that...
by Fair Vote Canada | Feb 24, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorised
On February 22, 2022, Bryan Adcock, shared his letter to all MPs with Fair Vote Canada. We thought his words should be shared more widely, so we have posted his letter below. Dear Honourable Members of Parliament, I have hesitated to write this as I have been an...
by Fair Vote Canada | Feb 1, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorised
Policy lurch in Ontario is money down the drain Looks like we can soon chalk up another $30 million to the bill for first-past-the-post. This week’s report by the the Narwhal highlighted the latest round of lawsuits facing the Ford government over its abrupt,...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jan 16, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorised
This is what it looks like when the government actually cares what you think. Scotland is building a democracy fit for the 21st century. And a climate action plan to meet the emergency of our time. It’s all thanks to the power of proportional representation and the...
by Fair Vote Canada | Nov 27, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorised
Fair Vote Canada congratulates Amita Kuttner on their appointment as Interim Leader of the Green Party of Canada. Amita has been a strong and consistent champion of proportional representation and a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform. In 2018, they...
by Fair Vote Canada | Nov 7, 2021 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Discussion of electoral reform after the federal election often included claims that proportional representation would let “extremists” into Parliament. The “extremists” are already here. The Hill Times reports that 15-30 MPs and Senators are forming a caucus to...
