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By Sharon Sommerville, 30 January 2018 at 10:37 pm Comments closed Hello FairVoting Friends,
Feb. 1st is the anniversary of the Liberal government breaking its promise to make 2015 the last election using First Past The Post (FPTP).
There is a lot we can do to let PM Trudeau know that we aren’t going to forget his broken promise and disinterest in ensuring that our electoral […]
By Fair Vote Waterloo Region, 14 October 2017 at 6:10 pm Comments closed
For Immediate Release Oct. 12, 2017
OTTAWA — Yesterday, 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 Trudeau’s dishonest and improper actions concerning electoral […]
By Sharon Sommerville, 14 May 2017 at 10:00 pm Comments closed Good Evening FairVoting Friends,
Last week FairVote Canada released the results of a poll done by Strategic Communications between April 22 – May 9th, 2017. 15,806 people were surveyed in 20 Liberal ridings and the results confirm that there is a consensus in support of proportion representation.
Closer to home, results from Kitchener Centre are […]
By Sharon Sommerville, 26 March 2017 at 10:10 pm Comments closed Hello Fair Voting Friends,
Last Thursday Nathan Cullen, NDP critic for Democratic Institutions presented Petition E-616 in support of electoral reform to Parliament. With over 130,000 signatures, E-616 is Canada’s largest e-petition to date. In this excerpt from a press conference held after the presentation, Nathan’s intelligence, conviction and passion for democracy is striking. It […]
By Fair Vote Waterloo Region, 30 July 2016 at 1:30 am Comments closed PR in the Back Yard Learn, Discuss & Debate Proportional Representation (PR)
Special Guest Catherine Fife MPP NDP Fair Vote / Leadnow outreach to the local NDP August 12, Friday at 7:00pm 184 Forsyth Drive, Waterloo
A friendly discussion in Don Fraser’s Backyard All are welcome Discussion Circles Presentations Slideshows Q&A
Snacks will be […]
By Sharon Sommerville, 16 July 2015 at 3:00 pm Comments closed Hello FairVoting Friends,
Yesterday the Waterloo Region Record published an OpEd by Kelly Carmichael. Kelly is the Executive Director of Fair Vote Canada. It is a succinct review of why we need proportional representation and the evidence which supports PR as the electoral system of choice.
If you missed it, here it is:
Fairness should […]
By Sharon Sommerville, 8 May 2014 at 9:03 am Comments closed Good Morning Everyone,
The FVC AGM is June 6 & 7th in Ottawa. Shannon Adshade is interested in going & suggested that if anyone else is considering attending we should think about car pooling. The AGM & conference is worthwhile. I went two years ago in Toronto and found it very helpful, great for connecting […]
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