Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice
A national faith-based organization that supports Unitarian values through action
Fair Vote Canada is undertaking to have its members and supporters visit their local MPs between January 2nd and January 24th 2016, when the MPs are most likely to be in their home ridings, in order to educate MPs about Proportional Representation, and hopefully motivate them to champion this issue going forward. Now is the time … Read more
The 42nd general election is now behind us, and one can almost feel the land reverberate with our collective sigh of relief. The CUSJ championed many election-related actions on this site, and here we will review the success of each. Proportional representation campaign: huge strides CUSJ supported the Fair Vote Canada “Make Every Vote Count” Campaign to urge … Read more
JustNews Editor Philip Symon’s note: I was asked by a Board Member of Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice to include an article on proportional representation (PR) in this Autumn 2015 Discussion Paper which is appearing shortly before the October federal election. Upon searching the internet for such an article, I was surprised to find most … Read more
Fair Vote Canada is reviewing its basic principles. Should it focus only on Proportional Representation (as it does now) or should it promote non-proportional systems like alternative vote in municipal elections where there are no parties. What do you think? Go direct to the Fair Vote Canada page to get involved or see the links … Read more