Do you want
your vote to count in federal elections – even though your chosen party didn’t
win in your riding?
Soon, this might actually happen! – after 150 years of it
not happening! Join this live “learn-at-home” webinar discussion in a fantastic
opportunity to learn about your options, ask questions, etc:
The new
Liberal government has promised that 2015 was the last election using the
“first-past-the-post” voting system. Their election platform stated:
“We will
make every vote count.
We will
convene an all-party Parliamentary committee to review a wide variety of
reforms, such as ranked ballots, proportional representation, mandatory voting,
and online voting.”
An all-party
committee is being formed now and public consultations are set to get underway
soon to ask Canadians about what values are most important to them in a new
electoral system.
With values
such as fair and proportional results, equality for voters, more inclusive
politics, diversity and effective local representation in mind, you may be
wondering:
What do the
terms “ranked ballot” and “proportional representation” really mean? Which
systems will deliver on our most important values and the promise to Make Every
Vote Count?
We invite
you to join us Sunday, Feb 21, 7:00 pm EST for a two part webinar:
1.
7:00-7:20: Make Every Vote Count -
Campaign 101
2.
7:20-7:55: Unpacking Ranked Ballots
Are you new
to the issue of electoral reform? Join our first section to learn more about
proportional representation, and how it will build a more diverse and inclusive
Parliament!
If you
already have a handle on the basic case for PR, jump on the webinar for the
second section where Associate Professor and Canadian electoral reform expert
Dennis Pilon will explain how ranked ballots are used in winner-take-all and
proportional electoral systems - the options, the history, the objectives and
the possible consequences.
Fair Voting
BC President Antony Hodgson will contribute to the discussion to explain how
Single Transferable Vote (STV) could work as one option for Canada.
You can
attend the entire webinar, or you can join us for the section you are most
interested in.
Following
the presenters, we will have Q+A where you can ask questions via a chat box. We
will endeavour to answer as many as we can!
Please share
this webinar widely with friends who may be interested.
Thanks for
being part of the campaign to Make Every Vote Count.