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FVBC Congratulates Vancouver Electees
VANCOUVER – Fair Voting BC congratulates mayor-elect Pete Fry, as well as all incoming councillors and members of the school and park boards, and calls on the new administration to make moving towards fairer, more inclusive elections a priority in the coming term. “While last night’s results mark a significant change in the makeup and…
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Open Letter to Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform re: Local Choice for Municipalities
Fair Voting BC recently partnered with a number of like-minded organizations, as well as with former Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, to write an open letter to the Special Committee endorsing committee Deputy Chair Ward Stamer’s proposal to grant municipalities around BC the power to adopt more inclusive and representative voting systems. The text of our…
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Fair Voting BC Issues Report Card on Vancouver Candidates
As we head into the last week of this year’s municipal campaign, we wanted to share with you our report card on the Vancouver candidates’ positions on voting reform. In partnership with our friends at the Fair Vote Canada Vancouver chapter, we invited all candidates for mayor and council to respond to a survey asking…
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Fair Voting BC Issues Report Card on Federal Parties
As we head into tonight’s English language debate, we wanted to share with you our report card on the federal parties’ platforms regarding electoral reform. As you can see in the table below, three of the parties (the Liberals, Conservatives and People’s Party) are essentially missing in action on this file. In our opinion, only…
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Fair Voting BC Welcomes Reform of Electoral Boundaries Commission Process
Bill 7 – EBC Amendment Act: Fair Voting BC welcomes the recent introduction of Bill 7 – the Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act by the provincial government which removes a controversial clause introduced by the previous government that, in our view, unnecessarily constrained the non-partisan and independent Electoral Boundaries Commission in setting fair boundaries in accordance with the…
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BC Election Post-Mortem
What a night last night! Now that it’s clear that the final result won’t be known until about May 22-24, we have a moment to reflect on what has happened so far and to speculate about the future. Here are some things we know for sure: Half the Voters Are Still Unrepresented BC voters cast…
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Reality Check – Does the Conservative Party Really Rely Less on Subsidies Than Other Parties? (Answer: No)
Dear Democratic Reform Supporters: We apologize in advance for a somewhat longer article than usual. If you’re short on time, check out the executive summary and the graphs below: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Reality Check Shows PM’s Claims Are Incorrect The Prime Minister recently argued that the reason he called for a longer campaign was because…
