by Fairvote Canada | May 12, 2022 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Ontario Greens get it right on electoral reform The Ontario Green Party platform gives voters a process they can trust and a commitment to implement a new voting system. The platform states: Democratic reformCreate a diverse, randomly selected Citizens Assembly on...
by Fairvote Canada | May 9, 2022 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Liberals put self-interest ahead of Ontarians with ranked ballot pledge The Ontario Liberal Party’s pledge to ram through winner-take-all ranked ballots* should be slammed by all Ontarians as a self-interested power grab―because that’s exactly what it is.Ontarians...
by Fairvote Canada | May 9, 2022 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Party Platforms Differ Substantially on Electoral Reform The party platforms are out, and their different treatments of electoral reform are telling. While the NDP platform supports proportional representation, the Liberals are promising to implement the same...
by Fairvote Canada | Apr 4, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
According to the federal government, the best way to “future proof” their carbon tax plan may be to guarantee compensation to investors who stand to lose money if future governments weaken climate legislation. That “solution” might satisfy investors, but would expose...
by Fairvote Canada | Mar 23, 2022 | FVC News, Uncategorised
The CASA (Confidence And Supply Agreement) between the NDP and Liberals is a heartening first step to a new kind of politics in Canada, where parties choose to look for common ground rather than constantly attack each other. Under proportional representation, this...
by Fairvote Canada | Mar 10, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
GreenPAC’s latest report, “Environmental Leadership in Canada’s Parliament: Realities, Opportunities and Constraints”, has highlighted a key barrier in Canada’s fight against climate change: first-past-the-post. Two thirds of the MPs interviewed believe that...