When elections are competitive everywhere, not just in a handful of swing ridings, people stay engaged. Proportional representation gives voters a reason to believe their participation matters.

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When a government knows it cannot be easily voted out, accountability erodes. First-past-the-post turns minority support into unchecked power. Proportional representation changes the incentives and strengthens democratic oversight.

New Zealand shows what happens when electoral reform is built to last. Ontario shows what happens when it is not. Proportional representation locks democratic reforms in. First-past-the-post lets governments erase them overnight.

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A Liberal in rural Alberta or a Conservative in downtown Toronto can vote for decades without ever electing a candidate they support. A system that locks regions to one party is not democracy. Proportional representation ensures every vote counts, no matter where you live.

This is a moment that matters. The BC’s Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended an Electoral Reform Citizens' Assembly, but the government must decide whether to act. Visit your NDP MLA and show there is real support for proportional representation.

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One MP switching parties should not be able to decide whether a government gets majority power. First-past-the-post turns small seat shifts into absolute power, even without majority support. Proportional representation keeps majority power tied to how people actually voted.

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Bill S-222 would let 16 and 17 year olds vote. Young people already work, pay taxes, and live with the consequences of political decisions. They deserve a voice. Send a message of support to the Senator from your province or territory!

This is one of the huge advantages of a proportional electoral system.

Transit City. Relief Line. Eglinton West Subway. Scarborough LRT. They were all proposed, then cancelled or rewritten. That is first-past-the-post at work. With proportional representation long term projects survive elections, and the city would have a much stronger network today.

This framing treats Netanyahu as a moderate held hostage, which is not accurate. Meanwhile, Reform UK is on track for a majority with about 28 percent support. If the concern is extremists gaining power, first past the post makes that far more likely than proportional representation.

Under first-past-the-post, a few ridings can decide everything. Proportional representation shifts power back to voters across the country and limits the ability of parties to win majorities with shrinking support. It strengthens accountability and reduces regional divisions.

The turmoil on the BC right is not about one leader. It is what happens when first past the post forces every faction into a single party. Proportional representation gives voters real choice and lets parties compete honestly instead of fighting internally.

The turmoil on the BC right is not random. It is what happens when first-past-the-post forces entire movements into one party and punishes voters for choice. Proportional representation would let parties stand on their own instead of tearing each other apart.

Extremists can rise anywhere. In Australia, the far right One Nation is closing in on Official Opposition under a winner take all system. The danger is that these systems can turn that rise into a one party majority if support keeps growing. Proportional representation keeps power proportional.

When first-past-the-post ties mainstream conservatives to separatists inside one party, every disagreement becomes a crisis. Proportional representation would reduce that turmoil and give voters a clearer sense of where each group stands.

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When BC held a Citizens’ Assembly, its proposal earned more support than most governments ever do. It only failed because politicians set the bar arbitrarily high. Now a new Assembly has been recommended. Time to give people a fair path to real proportional representation.

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When a party wins total control with far less than half the vote, it becomes far too easy to target political opponents. That is the corruption built into first-past-the-post. Proportional representation brings real limits and real accountability.

This is what concentrated power produces. A party wins a majority with forty percent of the vote and suddenly has the freedom to target its opponents. Proportional representation makes prevents this kind of behaviour by requiring broad, shared control of government.

When governments flip direction every cycle, long term projects stall and public trust sinks. This is what first-past-the-post produces by design. Proportional representation creates stable majorities that support consistent long term policy.

Shame on Doug Ford, Danielle Smith, François Legault and Scott Moe. This could be avoided with proportional representation where every vote counts and would stop these wannabe autocrats from trampling people's rights. None of them obtained majority votes, just majority seats with FPTP. @fairvote.ca

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Safe seats, swing riding pressure, and unchecked power are built into first-past-the-post. Those conditions make quiet influence and strategic favours far more valuable. Proportional representation breaks that pattern by making every vote count.

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Western alienation is not inevitable. It is what you get when millions of votes in the West elect almost no one and voters are told their communities do not count unless they back the winning side. Proportional representation would take the heat out of the divide.

And why is this, do you think? Could it be because of our electoral system that all but forces us to vote strategically? A PR system promotes cooperation and allows for more than one person to represent a riding which gives the ordinary citizen much more of a say.

Hearing about the beauty of cooperation in Finland, it hits home. A system that expects parties to listen, compromise and find common ground produces calmer politics and better decisions. Canada can have that too with proportional representation. We just have to choose it.

Unfortunately, this does not only apply to Alberta. In Ontario, Ford is decimating our health care system. It should be covered under our government's (i e. our) health care system and not cost us more than we are already paying in health taxes.

BC ran a public consultation this year and invited submissions on electoral reform. The result was overwhelming. Ninety three percent supported proportional representation. Our volunteers outside the BC NDP convention on Saturday heard the same. People want a better democracy.

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Ontario keeps getting governments that most voters did not choose. When a party can turn forty percent support into almost total control, the real issue is the system itself. Proportional representation would give every voter equal power and end fake majorities.

Politicians with 30%-40% of the vote should not control 100% of your healthcare decisions. First past the post rewards parties that ignore most voters. Proportional representation means governments that actually serve the majority.

How many more years of Doug Ford must we endure until we all agree on proportional representation?

Politicians love to warn that the other side has a radical agenda. Yet, they don't seem too concerned that first past the post means they can win a majority with less than 40% of the vote. Fear alone will not fix democracy. Proportional representation will.

Reform UK could win a majority government with only 30 percent of the vote. That is how distorted UK democracy has become under first past the post. Canada should take note. Proportional representation means real majority rule. It is time to demand change

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Doug Ford’s donors give millions. Doug Ford’s friends get millions. All while his party wins “majorities” with only 40% of the vote. When power is handed to a minority, accountability disappears. It is time for proportional representation in Ontario.

The turmoil on BC’s right shows how first past the post traps different voices in one party just to stay competitive. Proportional representation would let every part of the political spectrum stand on its own and be represented fairly.

Ontario’s electoral map is outdated, but the problem goes deeper. First past the post turns riding boundaries into political weapons. Proportional representation would make every vote count equally and give Ontario fair results that reflect how people actually voted.

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