electoral reform
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Q: What is your background, and why do you feel you are qualified to represent the people of this riding in Queens Park?
To begin on a personal note, I... more
By Pat Freel
May 15, 2022
A number of cynics of politics might feel a sense of deja vu in response to remarks by Liberal Party of Ontario Leader Steven Del Ducca at that party's Annual... more
December 20, 2021
This Hour Has 22 Minutes highlights Canada's broken voting system, explaining how it failed to once again produce a representative parliament.
This piece was... more
By unpubadmin
September 28, 2021
PR 101 and the Scoop on Ranked Ballots! With special guest Antony Hodgson. Saturday March 14, 1 PM EST
Dear Reader,
Are you new to electoral reform and... more
By unpubadmin
March 4, 2020
One man put it this way. “We voted strategically last time and, with 32 Liberal seats in Atlantic Canada we did not get a single cabinet minister, and our... more
By Clive Doucet
October 28, 2019
From the desk of Elizabeth May
Dear Green Party supporters,
I am so grateful for your commitment to my work and to the Green Party of Canada. I can almost... more
December 14, 2017
OTTAWA – Today, Fair Vote Canada and Democracy Watch jointly released the letter they sent yesterday to federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner... more
October 12, 2017
Originally published in The Hill Times
By Wayne Pajunen
When Prime Minister Trudeau pronounced: “I think we can see that there is a fairly clear desire out... more
March 23, 2017
Sam Routley’s recent article falls far short of a balanced effort to consider ways that Canada might preserve local representation while also increasing the... more
By mihaychuk
February 1, 2017
The government’s MyDemocracy.ca survey/consultation/questionnaire launched yesterday to a steady stream of criticism as the initiative does not follow the... more
December 6, 2016
Dear Canadians,
As a Canadian organization for proportional representation, we don't take positions for or against parties and politicians. But Tuesday night,... more
By jlam
November 10, 2016
Sam Routley’s recent article falls far short of a balanced effort to consider ways that Canada might preserve local representation while also increasing the... more
By mihaychuk
September 21, 2016
Electoral reform about fairness
Re: Electoral reform discussion must focus on Canadian values, July 11.
Jonathan Rose is right that electoral reform should... more
By mihaychuk
July 25, 2016
(OTTAWA) August 5, 2016 – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be applauded for his commitment to electoral reform, says James Shaw, Co-Leader of the... more
August 5, 2016
Dear Canadians,
Democracy Watch is a supporter of Fair Vote Canada’s Make Every Vote Count campaign.
We have joined together, and with many other citizen... more
July 20, 2016