by Fair Vote Canada | Aug 18, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorised
Who craves an early election during a pandemic? Not the Liberals. Not the Greens. Not the People’s Alliance.They’ve been scathingly clear: Premier Blaine Higgs can wear this one on his own.It’s hard to imagine many voters—even PC supporters—wanting to grab their masks...
by Fair Vote Canada | Aug 18, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
First-past-the-post has delivered another political fiasco—and a new election. Blaine Higgs and every other party leader in New Brunswick agree that political stability is needed right now, to meet a second COVID wave and to plan an economic recovery. So why are New...
by Fair Vote Canada | Aug 10, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorised
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs just made his rivals an astonishing offer—genuine power sharing. Today’s proposal from the Premier includes: All parties would agree to not to force an election until the end of the pandemic or 2022, whichever comes first. This would...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jul 23, 2020 | Ontario, Uncategorised
Today Doug Ford rammed through two wildly unpopular bills: Bill 195 and Bill 197. In June, 2017, Ford’s PCs were elected to a majority government. They received only 41% of the popular vote. The voting system gave them 61% of the seats and 100% of the power. The...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorised
Image: Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederikson Cooperation leads to a groundbreaking law in Denmark Denmark just passed a trailblazing law for climate action. Proportional representation made it possible! Denmark committed to cut emissions 70% by 2030 over 1990...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jul 14, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
This week, the OECD has released a phenomenal report called “Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave”. Why does this matter to Canada? There are lessons to be learned in the OECD report about how to include...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jul 12, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorised
Justin Trudeau almost handed a billion dollars of our money to WE. An organization that has paid his family $300,000 dollars to speak. An organization that featured Trudeau in a video ad. You may be asking: How could any Prime Minister think this was a good idea?...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jun 20, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
We all have a responsibility to build a society that is respectful of and informed about Indigenous cultures and rights. For many of us, it’s a process that comes with a learning curve. Today, we hope you’ll join us in reflecting on the challenges still to be faced as...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jun 16, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorised
Historic new cooperation deal between parties in Ireland – proportional representation made it possible One hundred years of rivalry between Ireland’s two main parties — age-old enemies Fine Gael and Fianna Fail — is ending with an historic grand...
by Fair Vote Canada | May 26, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
COVID-19 wage subsidy for parties is a bandaid—it’s time to restore democratic funding to parties! The outrage from some quarters over parties receiving the COVID-19 wage subsidy should be a wake-up call for Canadians: It’s time to fund parties democratically again,...
