It's Time to Consider Proportional Representation | The Mark
Too many Canadians' votes are wasted under our first-past-the-post electoral system.
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Pickering teens grill federal election candidates - Newsdurhamregion.com
Pickering teens grill federal election candidates
Newsdurhamregion.com
Pickering-Scarborough East Green Party candidate Kevin Smith said proportional representation would better represent individual voters. Jim Wiseman was representing Jim Koppens, the Ajax-Pickering NDP candidate who was absent due to an accident. ...
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Analysis: Governor General could play pivotal role post-May 2. - Vancouver Sun
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Take a fresh approach - Edmonton Journal
Take a fresh approach
Edmonton Journal
Proportional representation may bring back the interest of voters to vote and, with the correct implementation, practically every vote counts. It will make it more difficult for the politicians to get at the political pork barrel and keep better ...
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Greens face uphill battle in Conservative heartland - Open File
Greens face uphill battle in Conservative heartland
Open File
Image from Fair Vote Canada (http://bit.ly/ginXuT). Heather MacIntosh has taken a month and a half off work and she's rounded up about $40000 to do what some might say is futile — run as a Green party candidate in the country's conservative heartland. ...
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BQ strength shows need for reform - Hamilton Spectator
BQ strength shows need for reformHamilton SpectatorIf that isn'ta reason for electoral reform, what is? It's no wonder some Canadians are disengaged from politics, feeling their vote just doesn't add up.
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Wilf Day's Blog: What would the 2011 election results be with ...
What would the 2011 election results be with proportional representation? How would the results of the 2011 election play out, by Province, Territory and Nationally, if a model of proportional representation were in place? ...
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Building a more honest election system - Ottawa Citizen
Building a more honest election system
Ottawa Citizen
I think proportional representation is the system we're looking for. Those who favour the current system tell us that we are voting for the person, not the party. British parliamentarian Edmund Burke told us: "Your representative owes you not his ...
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Don't like politics? Change it
Gretchen Kelbaugh writing in the Telegraph Journal gives a plug for Fair Vote Canada and writes: “If your vote never counts in your riding, if you're tired of governments that don't match the popular vote and if you want more women and minorities elected, then why not learn about voting systems and push for reform?
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Proportional representation in Canadian politics? - News1130
Proportional representation in Canadian politics?
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - It was voted down twice in BC, but it's time for Canadians to consider changing to a proportional representation system in our federal elections. News1130 is talking to a local expert about the pros and cons of making the switch. ...
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