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 | Mar 7, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorised
First-past-the-post in Ontario shuts voters out In the June 2022 Ontario election, Doug Ford’s PCs received 40.8% of the popular vote. First-past-the-post handed them 67% of the seats, and 100% of the power. They won a whopping 83 seats―that’s 7 more seats than 2018...
by Fair Vote Canada | Feb 24, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorised
On February 7, 39 Liberal MPs and 3 Conservative MPs voted against their party’s position, joining the NDP, Greens and Bloc in voting for Motion M-86 for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform.In recent weeks, MPs have been speaking out about...
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, Uncategorised
On February 7, Parliament voted on Motion M-86 for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform. The result was: YES 101NO 220 In addition to the support of the NDP, Green Party and Bloc MPs, 39 Liberals and 3 Conservatives voted for the motion. To see how your...
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...
by Fair Vote Canada | Nov 9, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorised
On Tuesday November 7, MPs in the House of Commons debated Motion M-86 for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform for the first time.The Waterloo Region Record gave this story front page coverage! The article quotes Fair Vote Canada, electoral reform...
by Fair Vote Canada | Oct 15, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorised
A couple of weeks ago, we got this email: “Dear Fair Vote Canada,Currently I am vacationing in the Netherlands. While watching the daily Dutch news presentation on television my jaw dropped. Party members walked across the aisles to other parties in an effort to make...
by Fair Vote Canada | Oct 4, 2023 | Blog, FVC News, Uncategorised
First-past-the-post has delivered a false majority for Wab Kinew’s NDP in Manitoba. The party won 59.6% of the seats – and 100% of the power – with 45% of the vote. The smaller parties were squeezed out. In 2019, the Manitoba Liberal got 15% of the vote...
