Petition: Fair Vote Canada

Before you read this, a message to those who want real change in our government. Particularly when it comes to how we elect our MP's. If you, like millions of other Canadians, want a Proportional representation electoral system, speak up and Sign this Petition

ABOUT FAIR VOTE CANADA

Contact Information

To contact Fair Vote Canada, you can reach us by email at info@fairvotecanada.org, by phone at 416-410-4034, by fax at 416-686-4929, or by mail at Fair Vote Canada, 26 Maryland Blvd., Toronto, ON M4C 5C9.

Introduction to Fair Vote Canada

On August 1, 2000, a group of concerned citizens formed Fair Vote Canada (FVC) with the aim of building a nationwide campaign for voting system reform. We envisioned FVC as a multi-partisan, citizen-based campaign bringing together people from all parts of the country, all walks of life and all points on the political spectrum.
FVC members are active with community outreach

On March 30-31, 2001, Fair Vote Canada held its first national conference in the Parliament Buildings. Participants included a wide range of electoral reform experts, party activists, community leaders and others who shared the vision of launching a multi-partisan, citizen-based campaign. Speakers included leading academic experts, MPs from most major parties, Jean-Pierre Kingsley, the Chief Electoral Officer, and others. Participants engaged in discussions on campaign strategy and the structure and purpose of FVC.

FVC Purpose

The following Statement of Purpose was adopted by the FVC National Council on January 14, 2005, and ratified by members on June 11, 2005:

The purpose of Fair Vote Canada is to gain broad, multi-partisan support for an independent, citizen-driven process to allow Canadians to choose a fair voting system based on the principles that all voters are equal, and that every vote must count.

Fair Vote Canada believes that, in order to provide a fair and equal voice for every citizen, and to accurately reflect the will of the voters, our voting system must be designed to achieve the following objectives:

Proportional representation: The supporters of all political parties should be fairly represented in proportion to the votes they cast. Parties should have no more and no fewer seats than their popular support warrants. There should be no phony majority governments.

Fair representation for women, and for minorities and Aboriginals: Our legislatures should reflect the diversity of our society. To enable this, voting systems must be designed to remove barriers to the nomination and election of those who are under-represented.

Accountable government: Our voting system should give us governance which is stable but responsive, flexible but principled, which reflects the will of the majority, but which respects the rights of all.

Geographic representation: Rural and urban voters must be fairly represented. Provinces and regions must have effective and accountable representation in parliaments and governments, reflecting real geographic communities.

Real voter choice: Our voting system must promote real competition among candidates and political parties. No voter should be disenfranchised for living in a safe riding. No voter should feel compelled to vote strategically for the lesser of evils because the preferred candidate or party has no chance of winning the riding.

Also, check out this related Blog Post: A look at Proportional Representation


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