by Fair Vote Canada | Apr 21, 2024 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre’s relentless campaign to “axe the tax” foreshadows what could be the biggest climate policy reversal ever in the OECD.Projections show the Conservatives on track to win a crushing “majority” government with just 40% of the...
by Fair Vote Canada | Apr 15, 2024 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
What if an election were held today? How the votes are counted determines our country’s future. If the federal election were held today, 41% percent of the popular vote would hand Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives 60% of the seats and 100% of the power. Based on...
by Fair Vote Canada | Apr 12, 2024 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Max Fawcett’s pitch for the Liberals and NDP to merge, while superficially appealing to progressives, is a plan that may provide short-term gain for those parties, but will lock in long-term pain for all Canadians.A Poilievre-led false majority government is no doubt...
by Fair Vote Canada | Mar 16, 2024 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
A Pew Research Center analysis of public opinion on democracy and political representation was released March 13, 2024. Citizens in 24 countries were asked an open-ended question: “What do you think would help improve the way democracy in your country is working?” In...
by Fair Vote Canada | Feb 24, 2024 | FVC News, Uncategorised
The New Brunswick Liberal Party has voted to back a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform at their provincial policy convention. Submitted by the Young Liberals Association, Fredericton South Silverwood and Fredericton Grand Lake and moved by Vivian Unger (image...
by Fair Vote Canada | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
Canada’s score declines on the Economist Democracy Index: report warns of slide into American-style problems The Economist Intelligence Unit just released its annual Democracy Index. This year, Canada has fallen again, from 12th to 13th (following a drop last year...