by Réal Lavergne | Sep 16, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
New Leger poll shows 74% want action this fall on a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform.A whopping 93% of Canadians believe that improving our democracy is important to achieving lasting change post-COVID, according to a new Leger poll commissioned by Fair...
by Fairvote Canada | Sep 14, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
PC Premier Blaine Higgs gambled on a snap election during a pandemic and it paid off, thanks to first-past-the-post. With 39.3% of the popular vote, Higgs PC’s will form a false majority government. If almost every vote had counted, PC voters would have elected the 20...
by Fairvote Canada | Sep 5, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
From September 26 to October 3, 2020, members of the Green Party of Canada will vote for a new leader. We know the Green candidates support proportional representation – that’s not up for debate! It’s also important to note that the Green Party members – not the...
by Fairvote Canada | Sep 4, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
UNICEF has released it’s 2020 Child Well-Being report card, ranking 38 rich countries on measures such as child physical and mental health, life satisfaction, relationships, community connections, education and skills. Canada comes in at #30 – in the bottom...
by Fairvote Canada | Aug 18, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
First-past-the-post has delivered another political fiasco—and a new election. Blaine Higgs and every other party leader in New Brunswick agree that political stability is needed right now, to meet a second COVID wave and to plan an economic recovery. So why are New...
by Fairvote Canada | Jul 14, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
This week, the OECD has released a phenomenal report called “Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave”. Why does this matter to Canada? There are lessons to be learned in the OECD report about how to include...
