by Fair Vote Canada | Sep 22, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
photo credit: https://blog.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/canary-resuscitator/ It’s time for the people to lead with a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform and Democratic Renewal Many Canadians know the phrase “canary in the coal mine”. For a...
by Fair Vote Canada | Sep 21, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorised
Should youth be allowed to vote?Making the case for Vote 16 in Canada Guest Blog by Hannah Baillie. Hannah is a member of the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health, which supports Vote 16. This article has also been published on Brunswick News in New Brunswick, as well...
by Fair Vote Canada | Sep 4, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorised
For the purposes of this article, we define a political extremist as someone whose political views are well outside the mainstream and are strongly opposed or seen as unreasonable by most people. Which type of voting system gives “extremist” politicians more power?...
by Fair Vote Canada | Sep 4, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorised
Bill 7 – the “More Beds, Better Care Act”—forcing patients to go to long-term care homes they don’t want—is now law. It was rushed through the Ontario legislature last week. The Ford government refused to subject Bill 7 to scrutiny at a legislative committee....
by Fair Vote Canada | Sep 1, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorised
Photo credit: Claudia Chwalisz. Mayor and Vice Mayor of Paris welcome the Paris Citizens’ AssemblyFor some citizens of Paris, being chosen to sit on the Paris Citizens’ Assembly feels like winning the lottery: the chance of a lifetime to participate DIRECTLY in the...
by Fair Vote Canada | Aug 28, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorised
Former NDP MP Peggy Nash interviews Nils Schmid, Foreign Policy Spokesperson for the Social Democratic Party, about how parties work cooperatively in Germany’s proportional representation system.The excerpt below was taken from an interview by Peggy Nash for the...
by Fair Vote Canada | Aug 25, 2022 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
MP Michael Chong’s dogged determination to wrestle power away from the Prime Minister and party leaders is a cause Canadians should rally behind. As described in the Star and in Chong’s blog, Chong is proposing three reforms:1) Having the impartial Speaker of the...
by Fair Vote Canada | Aug 7, 2022 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Fair Vote Canada congratulates Susan Holt on winning the leadership of the New Brunswick Liberal Party FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fair Vote Canada congratulates Susan Holt on becoming leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Party. New Brunswick Liberal Party members have...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jul 24, 2022 | FVC News, Uncategorised
New Brunswick Liberal leadership candidates on electoral reform FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The New Brunswick Liberal Party is electing a new leader on August 6. Fair Vote Canada’s Fredericton chapter asked the leadership candidates where they stand on proportional...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jul 22, 2022 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Doug Ford’s move to concentrate power with “strong mayor” system a step backward for local democracy Provincial and federal politics suffers from an overwhelming and stifling concentration of power in the leader’s office. With decisions cooked up by a few unelected...
