Help Put Proportional Representation Front and Centre!

Help Put Proportional Representation Front and Centre!

Postby Oscar » Tue May 13, 2014 8:34 am

Help Put Proportional Representation Front and Centre!

Campaign 2015: Make Every Vote Count!

[ http://www.fairvote.ca/campaign2015/ ]

Since 2011 Canada has seen a steady stream of rallies, protests, and similar events. Prorogations, omnibus bills, robocalls, serious environmental, trade, and social justice issues, the “Fair Elections Act”, and more have all brought Canadians out to raise the alarm about the state of democracy in Canada.

Whenever people talk about democracy, Fair Vote Canada supporters are there, helping put proportional representation front and centre!

[ http://www.fairvote.ca/wp-content/uploa ... _4398.jpeg ]

Can you help us increase our visibility at protests and events between now and 2015? We'll send you a Fair Vote Canada vinyl banner and literature to distribute.

We know the root of these crises is our dysfunctional voting system. It wastes 7 million of our votes in each federal election. One party got 39.6% of the vote. First-past-the-post handed it 100% of the power. Winner-take-all voting provides both the means and the incentives for the continued degradation of democracy.

We’ve compiled the research.
[ http://www.fairvote.ca/wp-content/uploa ... tation.pdf ]

Proportional electoral systems strongly correlate with higher voter turnout, more satisfied voters, lower income inequality [ http://www.fairvote.ca/inequality/ ], better environmental outcomes [ http://www.fairvote.ca/environment/ ], political stability, and even higher economic growth [ http://www.fairvote.ca/economy/ ]. When votes count, people have more power, and policies reflect what they want.

Each new protest and campaign that sweeps across Canada is a new opportunity to get the proportional representation message out there - to Canadians, the media, and potential allies - and continue building the momentum for our 2015 campaign. We never know when the next issue/emergency will hit, and we want to be ready!

If you can commit to helping Fair Vote Canada have a presence at rallies and events between now and 2015, and would like a banner and literature, please get in touch at anita.nickerson@fairvote.ca .

Thanks again for helping Make 2015 the Last Unfair Election.

Sincerely,

Anita Nickerson
Fair Vote Canada Action Coordinator
anita.nickerson@fairvote.ca
283 Danforth Avenue #408
Toronto, ON M4K 1N2
CANADA
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