Campaign Priorities 2021

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Please complete this survey to let us know what you think Fair Vote Canada’s priorities should be in 2021 and help us learn more about the people who support us!

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Priorities

What do you think our top priorities should be in 2021? We are assuming there will be a federal election.

	Very important	Important	Neutral	Unimportant
1. Work to ensure that electoral reform is a visible issue in the next federal election	1. Work to ensure that electoral reform is a visible issue in the next federal election - Very important	1. Work to ensure that electoral reform is a visible issue in the next federal election - Important	1. Work to ensure that electoral reform is a visible issue in the next federal election - Neutral	1. Work to ensure that electoral reform is a visible issue in the next federal election - Unimportant
2. Work to raise public awareness of the problems with first-past-the-post	2. Work to raise public awareness of the problems with first-past-the-post - Very important	2. Work to raise public awareness of the problems with first-past-the-post - Important	2. Work to raise public awareness of the problems with first-past-the-post - Neutral	2. Work to raise public awareness of the problems with first-past-the-post - Unimportant
3. Work to raise public awareness of how PR better serves voters by being fairer and more democratic	3. Work to raise public awareness of how PR better serves voters by being fairer and more democratic - Very important	3. Work to raise public awareness of how PR better serves voters by being fairer and more democratic - Important	3. Work to raise public awareness of how PR better serves voters by being fairer and more democratic - Neutral	3. Work to raise public awareness of how PR better serves voters by being fairer and more democratic - Unimportant
4. Work to raise public awareness of how PR can produce better outcomes on things people care about (issues like environment and health)	4. Work to raise public awareness of how PR can produce better outcomes on things people care about (issues like environment and health) - Very important	4. Work to raise public awareness of how PR can produce better outcomes on things people care about (issues like environment and health) - Important	4. Work to raise public awareness of how PR can produce better outcomes on things people care about (issues like environment and health) - Neutral	4. Work to raise public awareness of how PR can produce better outcomes on things people care about (issues like environment and health) - Unimportant
5. Work to build public awareness and support from political parties provincially in Ontario, to prepare for a provincial election campaign in 2022	5. Work to build public awareness and support from political parties provincially in Ontario, to prepare for a provincial election campaign in 2022 - Very important	5. Work to build public awareness and support from political parties provincially in Ontario, to prepare for a provincial election campaign in 2022 - Important	5. Work to build public awareness and support from political parties provincially in Ontario, to prepare for a provincial election campaign in 2022 - Neutral	5. Work to build public awareness and support from political parties provincially in Ontario, to prepare for a provincial election campaign in 2022 - Unimportant
6. Work to build support for provincial local choice legislation in Ontario and BC, which would allow municipalities to choose voting systems for city councils, including local proportional systems	6. Work to build support for provincial local choice legislation in Ontario and BC, which would allow municipalities to choose voting systems for city councils, including local proportional systems - Very important	6. Work to build support for provincial local choice legislation in Ontario and BC, which would allow municipalities to choose voting systems for city councils, including local proportional systems - Important	6. Work to build support for provincial local choice legislation in Ontario and BC, which would allow municipalities to choose voting systems for city councils, including local proportional systems - Neutral	6. Work to build support for provincial local choice legislation in Ontario and BC, which would allow municipalities to choose voting systems for city councils, including local proportional systems - Unimportant

Activities

What activities/actions to accomplish these goals would you like to see us prioritize?

	Very important	Important	Neutral	Unimportant
1. Mainstream media advertising at election time that the party leaders and millions of Canadians will see	1. Mainstream media advertising at election time that the party leaders and millions of Canadians will see - Very important	1. Mainstream media advertising at election time that the party leaders and millions of Canadians will see - Important	1. Mainstream media advertising at election time that the party leaders and millions of Canadians will see - Neutral	1. Mainstream media advertising at election time that the party leaders and millions of Canadians will see - Unimportant
2. Continue to pressure the federal parties whenever opportunities arise (past examples: sending holiday cards, sending letters about putting electoral reform in the COVID recovery plan)	2. Continue to pressure the federal parties whenever opportunities arise (past examples: sending holiday cards, sending letters about putting electoral reform in the COVID recovery plan) - Very important	2. Continue to pressure the federal parties whenever opportunities arise (past examples: sending holiday cards, sending letters about putting electoral reform in the COVID recovery plan) - Important	2. Continue to pressure the federal parties whenever opportunities arise (past examples: sending holiday cards, sending letters about putting electoral reform in the COVID recovery plan) - Neutral	2. Continue to pressure the federal parties whenever opportunities arise (past examples: sending holiday cards, sending letters about putting electoral reform in the COVID recovery plan) - Unimportant
3. Work to educate groups who advocate on other subjects about why PR should matter to them, including collaborating where possible with like-minded groups	3. Work to educate groups who advocate on other subjects about why PR should matter to them, including collaborating where possible with like-minded groups - Very important	3. Work to educate groups who advocate on other subjects about why PR should matter to them, including collaborating where possible with like-minded groups - Important	3. Work to educate groups who advocate on other subjects about why PR should matter to them, including collaborating where possible with like-minded groups - Neutral	3. Work to educate groups who advocate on other subjects about why PR should matter to them, including collaborating where possible with like-minded groups - Unimportant
4. Grow local Fair Vote Canada teams that do activities in their communities (presentations to service clubs, lobbying MPs, run local social media accounts etc)	4. Grow local Fair Vote Canada teams that do activities in their communities (presentations to service clubs, lobbying MPs, run local social media accounts etc) - Very important	4. Grow local Fair Vote Canada teams that do activities in their communities (presentations to service clubs, lobbying MPs, run local social media accounts etc) - Important	4. Grow local Fair Vote Canada teams that do activities in their communities (presentations to service clubs, lobbying MPs, run local social media accounts etc) - Neutral	4. Grow local Fair Vote Canada teams that do activities in their communities (presentations to service clubs, lobbying MPs, run local social media accounts etc) - Unimportant
5. Visit politicians to ask for their support for PR and/or a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform, and to ask them to be vocal with their support before the election	5. Visit politicians to ask for their support for PR and/or a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform, and to ask them to be vocal with their support before the election - Very important	5. Visit politicians to ask for their support for PR and/or a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform, and to ask them to be vocal with their support before the election - Important	5. Visit politicians to ask for their support for PR and/or a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform, and to ask them to be vocal with their support before the election - Neutral	5. Visit politicians to ask for their support for PR and/or a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform, and to ask them to be vocal with their support before the election - Unimportant

Fair Vote Canada is 99% volunteer-powered!

Let us know if you can help with any of the following, check all that apply.

Ask a question about electoral reform at your local all-candidates debates in the next election

Start a local team. (Local teams do a wide variety of things depending on the interests of those involved. This can include lobbying MPs, doing presentations, connecting with other local groups, doing tables at festivals/markets, running local social media accounts etc)

Join a local team if one already exists

Join the letter to the editor writing group

Translate written materials from English into another language.

Edit videos

Make and share a TikTok video near the election

Reach out by email or phone to local high school civics teachers to inquire about doing a presentation before the next election. (Presentation could be done by you or someone else).

Help with graphic design (professional experience preferred)

Is there something else you'd like to volunteer to do?

Political Party Support

Rate each of the following federal parties in terms of your support for them.

	None	Weak	Moderate	Strong	Very Strong
Bloc Quebecois	Bloc Quebecois - None	Bloc Quebecois - Weak	Bloc Quebecois - Moderate	Bloc Quebecois - Strong	Bloc Quebecois - Very Strong
Conservative Party of Canada	Conservative Party of Canada - None	Conservative Party of Canada - Weak	Conservative Party of Canada - Moderate	Conservative Party of Canada - Strong	Conservative Party of Canada - Very Strong
Green Party of Canada	Green Party of Canada - None	Green Party of Canada - Weak	Green Party of Canada - Moderate	Green Party of Canada - Strong	Green Party of Canada - Very Strong
Liberal Party of Canada	Liberal Party of Canada - None	Liberal Party of Canada - Weak	Liberal Party of Canada - Moderate	Liberal Party of Canada - Strong	Liberal Party of Canada - Very Strong
New Democratic Party	New Democratic Party - None	New Democratic Party - Weak	New Democratic Party - Moderate	New Democratic Party - Strong	New Democratic Party - Very Strong
People’s Party of Canada	People’s Party of Canada - None	People’s Party of Canada - Weak	People’s Party of Canada - Moderate	People’s Party of Canada - Strong	People’s Party of Canada - Very Strong

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