by Fairvote Canada | Mar 28, 2021 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Newfoundland and Labrador’s election has resulted in a Liberal false majority government, with 48.2% of the vote. According to Global News, preliminary estimates put voter turnout at 48%, meaning just 23.2% of eligible voters handed Furey’s Liberals 100% of the...
by Fairvote Canada | Mar 14, 2021 | FVC News, Uncategorised
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECourt decision leaves Canadians vulnerable to political lies Fair Vote Canada applauds the government’s ongoing efforts to amend the Canada Elections Act to empower the Commissioner of Elections Canada to help curb the spread of misinformation...
by Fairvote Canada | Jan 18, 2021 | FVC News, Uncategorised
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fair Vote Canada congratulates Winnipeg MP and Minister Jim Carr on his return to cabinet and his role as special representative for the prairies. However, Carr’s reinstatement is a bandaid that does nothing to address the root cause of the issue...
by Fairvote Canada | Jan 6, 2021 | FVC News, Uncategorised
In another glaring first-past-the-post fail, the town council in Slave Lake Alberta is so fed up with their invisible MLA, Pat Rehn, they’ve demanded his resignation. According to an open letter from the town council, Rehn spends more time in Texas than in their...
by Fairvote Canada | Nov 16, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Ford tramples local democracyFair Vote Canada condemns the passing of Bill 218 today, which repeals the right of Ontario municipalities to use ranked ballots in local elections. When combined with at-large elections or multi-member wards (already used by 68% of...
by Fairvote Canada | Nov 5, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has proposed a way for the Liberals to pick up where they left off on electoral reform in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In the November 4 letter to Trudeau (en français), Singh notes that the parting recommendation of the...
