by Fair Vote Canada | Mar 16, 2024 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
A Pew Research Center analysis of public opinion on democracy and political representation was released March 13, 2024. Citizens in 24 countries were asked an open-ended question: “What do you think would help improve the way democracy in your country is working?” In...
by Fair Vote Canada | Feb 24, 2024 | FVC News, Uncategorised
The New Brunswick Liberal Party has voted to back a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform at their provincial policy convention. Submitted by the Young Liberals Association, Fredericton South Silverwood and Fredericton Grand Lake and moved by Vivian Unger (image...
by Fair Vote Canada | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Canada’s score declines on the Economist Democracy Index: report warns of slide into American-style problems The Economist Intelligence Unit just released its annual Democracy Index. This year, Canada has fallen again, from 12th to 13th (following a drop last year...
by Fair Vote Canada | Nov 4, 2023 | Blog, FVC News
Canadians’ deepest fear about the future If you watch the news, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the biggest fear that most Canadians have about the future is the housing crisis. Or the healthcare crisis. Or, especially, the affordability crisis. There’s no doubt...
by Fair Vote Canada | Oct 4, 2023 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
First-past-the-post has delivered a false majority for Wab Kinew’s NDP in Manitoba. The party won 59.6% of the seats – and 100% of the power – with 45% of the vote. The smaller parties were squeezed out. In 2019, the Manitoba Liberal got 15% of the vote...
by Fair Vote Canada | Aug 9, 2023 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
In a blistering report, Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk laid out how the process to decide which lands would be removed from the Greenbelt was flawed, unfair, and heavily favoured the developers picked by the PC Housing Minister’s Chief of Staff.Lysyk also...