100 years of breaking promises.
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Dear Miss,
February 1st is the fourth anniversary of Justin Trudeau’s broken promise to end first-past-the-post and Make Every Vote Count. It’s important to place that betrayal in the bigger picture.
2021 is the 100 year anniversary of the first federal government elected on a promise of proportional representation.
We’ve learned the hard way: on electoral reform, a committee of politicians is a recipe for paralysis and failure. We need an evidence-based, citizen-led process we can trust.
That’s why Fair Vote Canada is calling for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform! 80% of Canadians—voters for all parties—support this idea. Around the world, citizens’ assemblies are driving change.
On this anniversary of the broken promise, take a walk back in time below through 100 years of the struggle to Make Every Vote Count. Winning the changes that matter most … Continue reading