by Fairvote Canada | Jan 13, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Citizens’ Assemblies being used around the world to drive change: Time for a National Citizens’ Assembly in Canada on Electoral ReformIn an age of political disengagement and populism, citizens’ assemblies are emerging as an exciting vehicle to give citizens a voice,...
by Fairvote Canada | Jan 8, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
CSU has switched from first-past-the-post to proportional representation for its election of at-large representatives. They will be using Single Transferable Vote (PR-STV), the proportional system recommended in 2005 by the BC Citizens’ Assembly. In September, 2018,...
by Fairvote Canada | Dec 13, 2019 | FVC News, Uncategorised
For Immediate Release — 2019-12-13 The people of the U.K. have spoken. It’s a pity the electoral system distorted their message. The UK’s first-past-the-post system has given the Conservative Party a false majority government and unfettered power to unilaterally...
by Fairvote Canada | Dec 6, 2019 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Ambitions in Throne Speech Thwarted by First-past-the-post The Throne Speech raised two major concerns worth noting: the importance of regional concerns and the need for a more cooperative approach to government. However, neither of these concerns can be adequately...
by Fairvote Canada | Nov 29, 2019 | FVC News, Uncategorised
November 25, 2019 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, When your government retreated from its promise of electoral reform in time for the 2019 election, you referred to a lack of consensus, implying that consultations would continue. With...
by Fairvote Canada | Nov 22, 2019 | FVC News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fair Vote Canada condemns the omission of a Minister of Democratic Institutions from the cabinet appointments announced today. With a large segment of Canadians unrepresented in government and a widening divide between regions, Canadians need a...
