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Young voters are Canada’s electoral majority—so why do so many feel unheard? …explore the barriers to voting and how Fair Vote Canada is fighting for a system where every vote truly counts

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Young voters are Canada’s electoral majority—so why do so many feel unheard? A new Cord article explores the barriers to voting and how Fair Vote Canada is fighting for a system where every vote truly counts. Read more: https://thecord.ca/creating-a-toolbox-of-voting-resources/

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Young voters are Canada’s electoral majority—so why do so many feel unheard?
A new Cord article explores the barriers to voting and how Fair Vote Canada is fighting for a system where every vote truly counts.
Read more: Creating a toolbox of voting resources - The Cord

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Does fair vote seem to have a consensus on what election method(s) are best for election reform? Likely proportional representation is in the mix, but are there others?
- The answer to your question is NO
  They seem to endorse multiple and that makes their advocacy much less meaningful IMO because it's undirected.
  https://www.fairvote.ca/introprsystems/
  The problem is there is no best system. I'm sure if there was a popular movement related to any of these they'd throw their support into that, but for now it seems like they're trying to be the everything group.
  
  Preach. The issue with just presenting PR as an end-all is that there's a lot of subsets that might be better. They got their fingers in too many pies. Just pick one so you can present a clearer message.
- If you're serious about democracy and ensuring every vote counts, there is no other important measure than proportional representation.
  However, Democracy Watch does a lot of very indispensable work in protecting our democracy that I would be championing - had I not already decided to focus on proportional representation. Like many organizations, they are quite starved for money, so any donation is welcomed!
  
  Thanks for the heads up about democracy watch.
  Do you think that PR or MMP (Mixed Member Proportional) would work better for Canada though? I'm feeling pretty good about MMP now that I've read up on it.
  
  MMP is an electoral system that satisfies the criteria of proportional representation, so the question doesn't quite make sense.
  
  Since they're different systems, I'm wondering which you prefer since pushing a general nebulous philosophy rarely works in a movement, it's best to get specific about what you want. Unless you're Trump.
  
  Proportional representation (PR) is a characteristic of electoral systems, not an electoral system itself.
  Mixed member proportional (MMP) and Single transferable vote (STV) are both examples of electoral systems that satisfy the criteria of PR.
  My opinion is that STV is the superior of the two (because there is no formalization of political parties), but PR is so good, that any implementation of PR is sufficient.
  
  Thanks! My province, Alberta, apparently had STV back in ze day.
  
  Yup, that's right, Alberta had PR in the early days.
  I wrote a little bit about it in my comment why referendums for electoral reform are nonsense.

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