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...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jul 11, 2023 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Opposition to Bill 23, the “More Homes Built Faster Act” which opens up building on the Greenbelt, continues to increase. A new poll by Mainstreet shows that eight months after the bill passed, a strong majority of Ontarians continue to oppose it: Why is Ontario...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jul 1, 2023 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
One of the most common questions people have is:How did other democracies get proportional representation?The political moment that opens the door to proportional representation is unique in each country, but it boils down to one thing: Multi-party agreement is the...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jun 25, 2023 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Cabinet Minister resignations in New Brunswick are shining a spotlight on the excessive concentration of power with the Premier under New Brunswick’s first-past-the-post, winner-take-all system. Unilateral changes to Policy 713 on Sexual Orientation and Gender...
