by Fair Vote Canada | Feb 1, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorised
Researchers Find Seven Countries with Proportional Representation are an “Island” of Contentment Faith in Democracy in Peril Around the WorldResearchers Find Seven Countries with Proportional Representation are an “Island” of Contentment Cambridge University’s Centre...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jan 29, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Read Fair Vote Canada's Position Paper on Alternative Vote (winner-take-all ranked ballot) Out of frying pan, into the fire - read our blog on on Alternative Vote in Australia Simulations show Del Duca's preferred system would skew results in favour of the...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jan 29, 2020 | FVC News, Uncategorised
Ontario Liberal Leadership Candidates On Proportional Representation Fair Vote Canada asked the six Ontario Liberal leadership candidates about their positions on electoral reform and obtained quite distinct responses from different candidates. Their full responses...
by Fair Vote Canada | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog, Mythbusters, Uncategorised
About 90 countries around the world use proportional representation (PR), including over 80% of countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Places like Germany, New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Ireland, and Scotland, to name...
by Fair Vote 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 Fair Vote 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 Fair Vote 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 Fair Vote 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 Fair Vote 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 Fair Vote Canada | Nov 22, 2019 | FVC News, Uncategorised
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 2019 New poll provides opportunity for Trudeau to put nation’s interests first A new Angus Reid poll shows high levels of support for proportional representation among Canadians, across all party lines and in all provinces. According...
