Fair Voting BC @fairvotingbc

We are a BC-based organization dedicated to democratic reform. Join us and change the future of BC politics! fairvotingbc.com British Columbia, Canada Joined November 2009

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Fair Voting BC @fairvotingbc

3 years ago

@ProfessorBlaize Thanks @ProfessorBlaize! On #GivingTuesday, you can double your donation to the Charter Challenge for Fair Voting (@Challenge4FV) Appeal Fund at charterchallenge.ca/donate_appeal (we presented our case Sep 26-28 in the Ontario Superior Court).

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Just checked out the Ontario Superior Court in preparation for arguing tomorrow (charterchallenge.ca) that it's unconstitutional to deny effective representation to more than half the voters. #charterchallenge #cdnpoli #voting #votingrights #prorep

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4 years ago

@EqualPowerCAN @JustinTrudeau And #prorep creates regionalism? CP in AB: 30, LP: 2. CP in SK: 14, LP: 0. LP in ON: 78 (39%), CP: 37 (35%). LP in PEI: 4, CP: 0. Please check your facts @JustinTrudeau.

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4 years ago

@EqualPowerCAN @JustinTrudeau It's your responsibility to build consensus, @JustinTrudeau. Also deeply ironic that you hold up the current arrangement with the NDP as a model of stability when this would be a normal situation with #prorep and is quite unusual under #fptp.

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5 years ago

@j_mcelroy To be fair, they did decide to ask the provincial government for that power (as recommended by Justice Tom Berger in his 2004 Electoral Reform Commission report).

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Fair Voting BC @fairvotingbc

5 years ago

@MelissaDeGenova @j_mcelroy Many cities around the world have the ability to choose more inclusive voting systems (eg, New Zealand, USA). And Wales just gave their cities power to choose as well: nation.cymru/opinion/counci…

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Fair Voting BC @fairvotingbc

6 years ago

Great to see the work of @FairVoteCanada pay off in the form of @theJagmeetSingh's letter to @JustinTrudeau calling on him to establish a National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform #ElectoralReform. How about it, @liberal_party, @CPC_HQ, @CanadianGreens, @BlocQuebecois?

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6 years ago

"While a majority of MPs may not be able to agree on a new voting system, it remains to be seen whether we could agree to entrust Canadians to find the best way forward in a citizens’ assembly." ... "Your next steps will tell the tale." #ElectoralReform fairvote.ca/2020/11/05/jag…

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Fair Voting BC @fairvotingbc

6 years ago

Great to see an article in the Globe and Mail on the #charterchallenge (theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…). Thanks Prof. David Beatty! (law.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/…) #ProportionalRepresentation

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6 years ago

Likely #SurreyBC election results with #proportionalrepresentation: Safe Surrey - 4 seats, Surrey 1st - 2 seats, Integrity Now - 2 seats. #prorep4surrey #inclusivepolitics @delford @tomzytaruk

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Fair Voting BC @fairvotingbc

6 years ago

@tomzytaruk Glad to see Surrey council recognizing the deficiencies of at-large block voting (slate sweeps, little representation of some neighbourhoods), but single-member wards are only a half-step that will leave half the voters unrepresented. Time to choose #proportionalrepresentation!

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8 years ago

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8 years ago

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Fair Voting BC @fairvotingbc

8 years ago

In the wake of the BC referendum results, we're gearing up again on the Charter Challenge. We've recently received a strategic legal opinion from our counsel, and are now moving into collecting evidence and expert... facebook.com/fairvotingbc/p…

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8 years ago

Lots to mull over in this post-referendum poll - one big message: there is substantial consensus (70-80%) about key pro-democratic sentiments such as it being unreasonable for a party to hold majority power without... researchco.ca/2018/12/21/ref…

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Fair Voting BC @fairvotingbc

8 years ago

A huge thanks to all who worked so hard on this campaign. The results are disappointing, but also at significant odds with polling results. We know that half of British Columbians still feel disenfranchised by our current system, and this will need to change. #pr4bc #bcpoli

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8 years ago

@BillTieleman Regardless of the province-wide outcome of a First-Past-the-Post election, half the voters didn't have their votes affect the results. A Liberal supporter in East Van won't help the Liberals elect any MLAs, nor will an NDP supporter in most of the Interior. #bcpoli #pr4bc

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8 years ago

@fairvotingbc makes the case that late-arriving ballots should be opened, counted and reported, even if not included in the official results. facebook.com/fairvotingbc/p… #bcpoli #pr4bc

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8 years ago

Fair Voting BC just sent the following letter to Minister Eby and Elections BC making the case that late-arriving ballots should be opened, counted and reported, regardless of whether or not they are included in... c1.staticflickr.com/4/3692/3319206…

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8 years ago

Nearly three-quarters of voters say the referendum result should be respected. facebook.com/fairvotingbc/p…

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8 years ago

Joel McCarthy sharing how to fight back against those trying to delegitimize the results of this referendum. Please share widely. facebook.com/fairvotingbc/p…