by Fair Vote Canada | Dec 5, 2022 | FVC News, Uncategorised
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies and Fair Vote Canada co-present a webinar with electoral reform expert Dennis Pilon to launch his new work. December 11, 7 PM ET. Dennis Pilon, Associate Professor at York University, has launched a new work...
by Fair Vote Canada | Nov 9, 2022 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Portland Oregon just voted to adopt proportional representation for city elections. For local voters, it’s a huge leap forward.In an era of democratic decline and a frightening rise in support for authoritarian government, some cities are spearheading changes to...
by Fair Vote Canada | Nov 2, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Doug Ford is threatening to invoke the notwithstanding clause again―this time to violate the rights of unions to bargain. Numerous pundits are decrying this abuse of power (see below).Many are lamenting how common it has become to invoke the notwithstanding clause to...
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 | Oct 18, 2022 | FVC News, Uncategorised
With winner-take-all bloc voting, ABC Vancouver has been handed 70% of the seats on Vancouver Council―but did 70% of Vancouver voters intend to hand a single party control of every decision for the city? The short answer is “No.” As political scientist Stewart Prest...
by Fair Vote Canada | Oct 4, 2022 | FVC News, Uncategorised
In the 2022 Quebec election with first-past-the-the-post: CAQ won 71.2% of the seats with only 41.2% of the vote. As of this writing, only 1 of these seats is in Montreal. The Liberal Party became the Official Opposition, despite placing fourth in the popular vote....
