Waterloo Region Citizens 4 PR

Most of the provincial governments in Canada are false majority governments. We have a minority government right now in Ottawa - after 8 years of majority governments that represented 39% of voters. Winner-take-all voting shuts the voices most Canadians out! ... ACTION ALERT: Send a holiday card to Justin Trudeau calling for a National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform now! https://fairvotecanada.good.do/card/Trudeau/ NDP leader Jagmeet Singh just sent a groundbreaking letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling on the Liberals to work with the NDP to commission a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform! The Green Party, including their new leader Annamie Paul, already supports this. Now we need a massive push aimed at Justin Trudeau’s Liberals to show that citizens want action in this minority Parliament! It's simple: Fill in the info, a short personal message, and we'll send your card. Let's show the Trudeau government that Canadians want action on electoral reform! https://fairvotecanada.good.do/card/Trudeau/

BREAKING NEWS! PLEASE SHARE! NDP leader Jagmeet Singh just sent a public letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform! READ JAGMEET SINGH’S FULL LETTER TO JUSTIN TRUDEAU HERE:... https://www.fairvote.ca//jagmeet-singhs-letter-to-justin-/ SUPPORT A CITIZENS' ASSEMBLY BY TWEETING THE PARTY LEADERS! https://fairvotecanada.good.do/citizensassembly/tweet/ Part of what Jagmeet Singh said: "By your own declaration, 2015 was to be the last election under the first-past-the-post-system. We all know that was not the case, but that fact should not preclude progress on voting reform for a generation. It is up to us as Canadians’ representatives to keep moving the ball forward. New Democrats want to find a way forward toward the kind of reform we know Canadians would like to see in a spirit of cooperation and openness. There is growing momentum behind the idea of a citizens’ assembly to craft an effective way forward on voting reform. 80% of Canadians would support such an initiative, and we are ready to work with you to make it a reality. New Democrats believe we can, and should, take that next step. With your support we could do that without delay." Make no mistakethis wouldn’t have happened without your passionate voices for electoral reform and persistent action! The US election is driving home just how precarious democracy can be. And how perilous winner-take-all voting systems are when a country’s decisions on the most important issues of our time can hinge on a few swing votes. You know that a just recovery for Canada needs a stronger democracy. Building our recovery on first-past-the-post is like building a house on sand. This minority Parliament is our chanceand now you have set the wheels in motion!

BC's election just resulted in a landslide false majority for the BC NDP. With support of about 45% of BC voters (up 5% from 2017), the BC NDP have won 63% of the seats and 100% of the power. A 5% increase in support from 2017 gave them 34% more seats. Across the ocean, New Zealand also just had an election. The contrast to British Columbia’s couldn’t be more stark. It wasn’t just in the numbersit was in the politics.... Find out how proportional representation has transformed politics in New Zealand: https://www.fairvote.ca//bc-and-new-zealand-elections-a-s/

FAIR VOTE CANADA ANNUAL CONFERENCE UPDATE - please share! We're thrilled that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is going to join us on Friday, May 29 at 7 PM Eastern. Jagmeet will be talking about why PR is so important, and building a better democracy now! REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE HERE:... https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_UzsgcBJRRKGxPY_YCqigMQ Once you register, you will receive a link to join that you can use anytime during the conference - both Friday night and Saturday May 30. We have an excellent lineup of speakers to learn from and an interactive campaigning workshop! Full schedule here: https://www.fairvote.ca/conference-2020/

Jonathan Cassels is a resident of Waterloo Region, and provides this lovely summary of what happened, and why we are mad!

Great video done by a Waterloo Region citizen