Sunshine (she/her)M to Fairvote CanadaEnglish · 3 months agoProportional representation means stable governmentwww.saltwire.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareSunshine (she/her)OPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoBoth liberals and conservatives must face strong pressure to pass proportional representation
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoHow do we pressure them? Write letters?
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)OPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoYes, bring up electoral reform when you see your representatives, stage protests and inform others about proportional representation.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months ago when you see your representatives I don’t frequently see them, and staging a protest sounds like a lot of work. Are there any bite-sized actions one could take?
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)OPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoYou could donate to Fairvote Canada and share articles with others on the topic.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThanks! That sounds more manageable.
minus-squareAulilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoWon’t do anything. And even if we have a referendum I don’t think it well pass. Look at how many times it has failed in BC.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)OPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoProportional representation rarely happens through referendums. Most countries got theirs through multiparty support.
Both liberals and conservatives must face strong pressure to pass proportional representation
How do we pressure them? Write letters?
Yes, bring up electoral reform when you see your representatives, stage protests and inform others about proportional representation.
I don’t frequently see them, and staging a protest sounds like a lot of work. Are there any bite-sized actions one could take?
You could donate to Fairvote Canada and share articles with others on the topic.
Thanks! That sounds more manageable.
Won’t do anything. And even if we have a referendum I don’t think it well pass. Look at how many times it has failed in BC.
Proportional representation rarely happens through referendums. Most countries got theirs through multiparty support.