by Fair Vote Canada | Jun 10, 2021 | FVC News, Ontario, Uncategorised
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Ford government’s decision to invoke the notwithstanding clause to stifle free speech and political expression in Ontario is wrong and should not be allowed to stand. In February, the Ford government introduced chilling restrictions on...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jun 5, 2021 | Blog, Ontario, Uncategorised
In just one year – June 2, 2022 – Ontario voters will head back to the polls to determine if Doug Ford’s government gets another “mandate”. In 2018, the PC’s were elected to a “majority” with just 40.5% of the popular vote. Voter turnout was only 56.7%. ...
by Fair Vote Canada | May 30, 2021 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Fair Vote Canada is calling on elected federal politicians to recuse themselves from the business of electoral reform to the extent possible due to the conflict of interest they find themselves in. The political conflict of interest has always been obvious. Asking...
by Fair Vote Canada | May 29, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorised
On May 25, Parliamentarians voted almost unanimously for a motion discouraging any party from triggering an election in the middle of a pandemic. Whether motivated by pensions or by the public interest, the move was in line with the views of most Canadians. But we...
by Fair Vote Canada | Apr 28, 2021 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Fair Vote Yukon congratulates the Yukon Liberals and Yukon NDP for signing an historic Confidence and Supply Agreement with a commitment to a Legislative Assembly Special Committee on Electoral Reform. The Confidence and Supply Agreement states that the Special...
by Fair Vote Canada | Apr 12, 2021 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Yukon’s election has delivered a stark lesson in the failings of first-past-the-post―and a golden opportunity for action on electoral reform in a minority legislature. The governing Yukon Liberals won eight seats with only 32.43% of the vote, while the Yukon Party...
by Fair Vote Canada | Mar 28, 2021 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Newfoundland and Labrador’s election has resulted in a Liberal false majority government, with 48.2% of the vote. According to Global News, preliminary estimates put voter turnout at 48%, meaning just 23.2% of eligible voters handed Furey’s Liberals 100% of the...
by Fair Vote Canada | Mar 14, 2021 | FVC News, Uncategorised
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECourt decision leaves Canadians vulnerable to political lies Fair Vote Canada applauds the government’s ongoing efforts to amend the Canada Elections Act to empower the Commissioner of Elections Canada to help curb the spread of misinformation...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jan 20, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorised
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is old wisdom that few would question. Canadians watched in with alarm―or downright horror―as the cancer of divisiveness and polarization spread throughout US democracy in recent years. They should have been asking...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jan 18, 2021 | FVC News, Uncategorised
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fair Vote Canada congratulates Winnipeg MP and Minister Jim Carr on his return to cabinet and his role as special representative for the prairies. However, Carr’s reinstatement is a bandaid that does nothing to address the root cause of the issue...
