Fair Vote Canada and Democracy Watch jointly released a letter that was sent to federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, Mary Dawson, filing a complaint and requesting investigations and public rulings concerning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s (Papineau, Que.) dishonest and improper actions concerning electoral reform. Set out in the letter to Dawson, is the evidence that makes it reasonable to … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) revealed in a media interview June 28 that he had abandoned electoral reform because there was no support for his preferred option of adding a ranked ballot to our existing system. “I commend the Prime Minister for coming clean on his reasons for abandoning his promise on electoral reform,” said Réal Lavergne, Fair Vote … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) has chosen his Party over Canadians by breaking his promise to “Make Every Vote Count”. “Canadians are outraged and disgusted that the Prime Minister has cynically abandoned his commitment to make 2015 the last unfair election. Instead, he will take another roll in the false majority casino,” said Fair Vote … Read more
Fair Vote Canada commented on a Jan. 24 report issued by Vox Pop Labs Inc. on the MyDemocracy.ca survey. The report concluded “The findings suggest that Canadians generally prefer a deliberative government over a decisive one. They express a consistent preference for parties that compromise with one another rather than those that act unilaterally.” Wilf Day, FVC Board … Read more
Fair Vote Canada issued a statement on the House Special Committee on Electoral Reform’s report calling for a strong system of Proportional Representation: “In a shocking and profoundly disappointing move, the Liberal members of the [committee] held a secondary press conference where they essentially recommended that the government break its own election promise… We wonder what magic bar … Read more
The all-party committee on electoral reform (ERRE) has just finished four months of expert and public consultations. They will make their recommendation to Government by December 1st. Of the witnesses, 88% recommended Proportional Representation. This reinforces the findings from decades of research from around the world and of 13 previous electoral reform processes in Canada, … Read more
Fair Vote Canada announced the development of a unique proportional electoral system designed specifically for rural and small-urban Canada: Rural-Urban Proportional Representation. This system will be one of three proportional systems (including Mixed-member Proportional and the Single-transferable Vote) that Fair Vote Canada will present to the Special Committee on Electoral Reform. Call 905-885-5456.
Fair Vote Canada released an open letter to all parties and House Leaders: “House Leaders, we are calling on you to sit down and negotiate a date to get the Electoral Reform Special Committee motion on the floor in time to have a robust debate and move the motion forward before the House leaves for … Read more
Fair Vote Canada advises media pundits not to underestimating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) personal commitment to real change in Canada’s voting procedures. “We know what it means when Justin Trudeau says he will Make Every Vote Count,” says FVC president Gary Shaul. “That Trudeau platform decision,” says Shaul, “neatly synchronized the Liberal Party with the New … Read more
Fair Vote Canada’s national council has acclaimed Gary Shaul, a retired Ontario civil servant and long time non-partisan campaigner for electoral reform in Ontario, as its new president, succeeding Doug Bailie. “We have a fabulous opportunity to fix Canada’s horse-and-buggy voting system and we don’t intend to waste it,” Shaul said. “We fully support the … Read more
