24 April 2018 — EDMONTON, AB Fair Vote Edmonton is excited to announce that the Alberta Liberal Party approved policy resolution Alberta Needs A Fair and Proportional Voting System at its Policy Convention on 7 April 2018 in Calgary. The resolution reads: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Alberta Liberal Party Read more…
21 December 2017 – Edmonton, AB The past 12 months will go down as a year of broken promises and disappointment for the millions of Canadians underserved by our voting system. From the beginning, Justin Trudeau’s government established a flawed process based on half-hearted promises of change for the better. Read more…
30 November 2017 – Edmonton, AB Fair Vote Edmonton hosted its first teach-in workshop on 29 November, bringing together up to 15 Edmontonians looking to learn about electoral reform and proportional representation. One of the workshop’s key goals is to assist PR supporters in being able to explain the issues Read more…
27 July 2017 – Edmonton, AB — Through a letter to the editor of the Edmonton Journal, Fair Vote Edmonton released a statement on the recently approved merger between the Progressive Conservatives and the Wildrose. The merger of political parties is a symptom and not the solution to problems related Read more…
22 June 2017 – Edmonton, AB Fair Vote Edmonton would like to introduce its 2017-18 Board Members: Francis Santiago President Peter Adamski Vice President Kristy Jackson Treasurer Christine Watts Secretary David Laycock Member Irene Hunter Member Brian Sulz Member Elected as a slate at the chapter’s Annual General Meeting on Read more…
FVE Statement on Electoral Reform Vote 1 June 2017 – Edmonton, AB — Fair Vote Edmonton is deeply disappointed by yesterday’s defeat of the motion to adopt the electoral reform committee recommendations, which would have seen the adoption of a proportional voting system through a national referendum. All but two Read more…
Fair Vote Edmonton held a rally at Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault’s Edmonton Centre office on 27 May 2017. The rally was an effort to convince Liberal MPs to keep their election promise of implementation electoral reform by voting in favour of a parliamentary vote on adopting the electoral reform committee’s Read more…
Fair Vote Edmonton held its Annual General Meeting on 27 May 2017 at the new Mountain Equipment Co-op location in Oliver. Members discussed the chapter’s accomplishments and community engagement, including: Presenting and making statements at parliamentary consultations on electoral reform; Enhancing the chapter’s social media strategy; Participating in the LeadNow Read more…
Fair Vote Edmonton helped bring together many concerned Edmontonians to an electoral reform tour held by MP Nathan Cullen. Mr Cullen’s Edmonton stop was on 27 April 2017 and was attended by about 100 people yearning for change in the way we elect our members of parliament. Although Prime Minister Read more…