A vote on electoral reform will be happening soon in Parliament!
NDP’s Daniel Blaikie will be presenting a motion to ask for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform at the PROC (Procedures and House Affairs) committee.
To win this vote, we need six MPs to say YES to a courageous next step in strengthening Canada’s democracy.
Over 10,000 letters have already been sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the MPs on the PROC committee, urging them to support this motion on Electoral Reform.
Click here to send your own letter!
Celebrate Earth Day with a Webinar on Climate Change and Electoral Reform
On Wednesday, April 21 at 7pm EST we’re teaming up with Fridays For Future Toronto for a webinar on the challenges and opportunities electoral systems create in the pursuit of strong climate policy. Our panelists will explore climate action, activist strategy, and how a proportional voting system that rewards cooperation over competition would help.
Watch the recording here.
Proportional Representation 101 Webinar Recording Available
Dennis Pilon, associate professor at York University and electoral reform expert joined Fair Vote Canada for a webinar on the basics of PR. Interested in how the two systems most often recommended in Canada, Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) and Single Transferable Vote (PR-STV), work?
Watch the webinar by clicking here.
PR Discussed on TVO’s Democracy Agenda
David Herle, Sean Speer, David Moscrop and Susan Delacourt spoke with Steve Paikin last Thursday and Proportional Representation was quite the topic of interest!