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Sarah Liorah Goodman: We need electoral reform. Proportional representation would make every vote count and eliminate progressive vote splitting — and any need for strategic voting. FPTP sucks (bsky.app)
 

Sarah Liorah Goodman on Bluesky

We need electoral reform. Proportional representation would make every vote count and eliminate progressive vote splitting — and any need for strategic voting. First past the post sucks, especially for progressive candidates

#election2025 #cdnpoli

@fairvote.ca

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PsyPhiGrad: If you agree that our "democracy" is under threat, please donate to a campaign to make every vote count and guarantee that you will no longer have to play games with your vote. #PRNow (bsky.app)
 

PsyPhiGrad on Bluesky

If you agree that our "democracy" is under threat, please donate to a campaign to make every vote count and guarantee that you will no longer have to play games with your vote.

#CdnPoli #CanadianElections #PRNow

The image shows a comparison chart between two electoral systems: "First-past-the-post" and "Proportional Representation."

The chart is structured with two columns, with blue arrows pointing from left (First-past-the-post) to right (Proportional Representation), suggesting a progression or improvement.

The left column lists five characteristics of First-past-the-post systems:

  • You are told to vote strategically to stop the worst outcome
  • Parties with the most in common sling mud at each other
  • Only voters in a few swing ridings really matter to the parties
  • Millions of voters have no impact on the election result
  • A party with a minority of the vote claims a "strong mandate"

The right column lists corresponding advantages of Proportional Representation:

  • You can vote for what you believe in and your vote will count
  • Parties are motivated to show voters they can work together
  • Parties pay attention to every voter, no matter where they live
  • Almost every vote counts to shape the next Parliament
  • Parties know they will be working together for the common good

The image uses a blue border and blue arrows to guide the reader through the comparison.

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FVC: Cons and Libs call each other far-right and far-left—yet some of them also claim FPTP keeps “extremists” out. Is it really about extremism—or just silencing voices they don’t agree with? (bsky.app)
 

Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁

Conservatives and Liberals call each other far-right and far-left—yet some of them also claim first-past-the-post keeps “extremists” out.

Is it really about extremism—or just silencing voices they don’t agree with?

#cdnpoli #Election2025

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‪SmartVoting.ca: After a few days of stagnated numbers we finally get an update that moves the needle. What's notable is the Greens are surging on Vancouver Island (bsky.app)
 

‪SmartVoting.ca on Bluesky

After a few days of stagnated numbers we finally get an update that moves the needle. What's notable is the Greens are surging on Vancouver Island

FEDERAL SEAT PROJECTION

  • LPC: 204 (225)
  • CPC: 115 (86)
  • BQ: 16 (18)
  • NDP: 7 (12)
  • GPC: 1 (3)
  • PPC: 0 (0)

April 5, 2025 | MOE: +/- 10

Alt Text for Federal Seat Projections Image. Infographic from Smart Voting dated April 10, 2025, showing Federal Seat Projections for Canadian political parties. The image is divided into six color-coded boxes representing different parties: Liberals (LPC) in red: 204 seats (225 with strategic voting), Conservatives (CPC) in blue: 115 seats (86 with strategic voting), Bloc Québécois (BQ) in teal: 16 seats (18 with strategic voting), New Democratic Party (NDP) in orange: 7 seats (12 with strategic voting), Green Party (GPC) in green: 1 seat (3 with strategic voting), People's Party (PPC) in purple: 0 seats (0 with strategic voting). The bottom of the image includes a call to action: "Visit smartvoting.ca to learn how to vote strategically."

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Cooperate for Canada: Want to support your favourite party and keep the cons out of your riding? (bsky.app)
 

Cooperate for Canada on Bluesky

Want to support your favourite party and keep the cons out of your riding?

#cdnpoli #neverpoilievre

Alt text: Political campaign poster with a blurred background featuring hands holding a green apple and an orange sprinkled donut. Text reads: "Your head says Liberal but your heart says Green Party? Pick Both" with additional text encouraging voters to "VOTE for the candidate in your riding most likely to defeat Poilievre's Conservatives" or "VOLUNTEER OR DONATE in the ridings that will help the Greens the most, even if you don't live there". Specific ridings mentioned are Saanich–Gulf Islands, Kitchener Centre, and Nanaimo–Ladysmith. The bottom of the poster includes the Cooperate for Canada logo and website CooperateForCanada.ca.

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Longest Ballot Committee: Hear independent candidate Blake Hamilton explain why voters are pawns under first-past-the-post (FPTP) (bsky.app)
 

Longest Ballot Committee on Bluesky

Hear indy candidate Blake Hamilton explain why voters are pawns under FPTP: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Longest Ballot Committee: The point is to really push our democratic rights, which is being able to join gov't as an individual, move away from that two party system where it flip flops back and forth (bsky.app)
 

Longest Ballot Committee on Bluesky

“The whole point is to really push our democratic rights, which is being able to join Parliaments as an individual, move away from what’s kind of leaning towards that two party system where it flip flops back and forth”- Krzysztof Krzywinski

nowtoronto.com/news/theres-...

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FVC: Wild that people still argue against PR when FPTP has wrecked the UK & US. No surprise Canadians want closer ties with the EU—PR brings more stable gov'ts and fewer economic self-inflicted wounds (bsky.app)
 

Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 on Bluesky

Wild that people still argue against proportional representation when FPTP has wrecked the UK and US.

No surprise Canadians want closer ties with the EU—PR brings more stable governments and fewer economic self-inflicted wounds.

#cdnpoli #Election2025

Map of Europe showing which countries use First Past the Post. The UK and Belarus are highlighted in red to indicate they use First Past the Post, while all other countries are in green to indicate they use different voting systems. In the background are black-and-white photos of activists holding signs. A purple, white, and green banner reads “Make Votes Matter.” A legend explains: red = countries that use First Past the Post; green = countries that don’t.

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B.C. Green Caucus: the BC Legislature officially struck a Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform, to report back to the House by November 2025. "Examine … proportional representation" (bsky.app)
 

B.C. Green Caucus on Bluesky

CARGA Update: Electoral Reform!

Today the BC Legislature officially struck a Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform, to report back to the House by November 2025.

Full details in the screenshot 👇

#bcpoli

ALT text: Legislative document showing motion #14 by Hon. Mike Farnworth to establish a Special Committee on Democratic and Electoral Reform in British Columbia. The committee's mandate includes examining methods to increase democratic engagement and voter participation, and notably, evaluating "models for electing Members of the Legislative Assembly, including proportional representation" (highlighted in point 1.b). The document outlines reporting deadlines (November 2025 and May 2026), committee powers, and lists committee members including Jessie Sunner as Convener. This represents a formal initiative to explore electoral reform options, with proportional representation specifically mentioned as a system under consideration for BC's Legislative Assembly.

BC Green MLA Rob Botterell is on the committee, along with MLAs from the BC NDP and the BC Conservatives.

The public will have the opportunity to participate in the committee this summer, so stay tuned!

#electoralreform

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B.C. Green Caucus: One of the approaches the Green Party sees in terms of building trust is moving to proportional representation and so that's part of the mandate of the committee (bsky.app)
 

B.C. Green Caucus on Bluesky

"'One of the key approaches the Green Party sees in terms of building trust in government is moving [sic] proportional representation and so that's part of the mandate of the committee to look at, which is great,' BC Greens MLA Rob Botterell said."

www.surreynowleader.com/news/special...

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Cooperate for Canada: Ways you can support your favourite party and keep the cons out of your riding. #cdnpoli #neverpoilievre (bsky.app)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Cooperate for Canada on Bluesky

Ways you can support your favourite party and keep the cons out of your riding.

#cdnpoli #neverpoilievre

Picture of someone holding a green apple in their right hand, and a donut with orange frosting and sprinkles and a bite taken out of it, in their left hand. Your head says Liberal but your heart says NDP? Pick both. Vote for the candidate in your riding most likely to defeat Poilievre's Conservatives. Volunteer or Donate in the ridings that will help the Greens the most, even if you don't live there. Find out which ridings need your help cooperateforcanada.ca. Edmonton Strathcona, Elmwood-Transcona, Nunavut, Courtenay-Alberni, Winnipeg Centre, Windsor West, Hamilton Centre, Skeena-Bulkley Valley, London-Fanshawe, Edmonton Griesbach, Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, Vancouver East, Cowichan-Malahat-Langford

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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁: The world is reeling from Trump’s tariffs. Shouldn’t Canada's response reflect the will of all Canadians—not just politicians that won a majority with only 40% of the vote? (bsky.app)
 

Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 on Bluesky

The world is reeling from Trump’s tariffs. Canada’s response will shape our future.

Shouldn’t that response reflect the will of all Canadians—not just politicians that won a majority with only 40% of the vote?

Demand proportional representation.

#cdnpoli #Election2025

Remember the time pp was pals with the people who wanted to hang Trudeau, burn down parliament, and overthrow the government? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks! I truly believe proportional representation is critical for Canadian democracy. I voluntarily do this advocacy!

Remember the time pp was pals with the people who wanted to hang Trudeau, burn down parliament, and overthrow the government? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

if we did get rid of fptp we’d never have to worry

Then after the election, you better be fighting your hardest to get proportional representation 😁.

Get started with this link: Simple things you can do right now, to grow the proportional representation movement—so we never have to vote for the lesser of the evils, have a two party system, "split the vote", or strategic vote.

@[email protected] "This morning, I'm excited to announce that I've accepted Rogers Media's purchase offer to acquire the instance." in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)
  1. There is a seed of truth here, that big corporations just buy up all our information networks. Here is a list of acquisition resistant, Canadian Owned and operated media.
  2. Isn't April Fools only supposed to happen before noon?
TVO Today | The Agenda: Should the CRTC ban Fox News as it did RT, the Russian State-controlled channel? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We should ban organizations that pretend to be news: Fox News, Rebel Media...

Remember the time pp was pals with the people who wanted to hang Trudeau, burn down parliament, and overthrow the government? in c/[email protected]
BREAKING: Liberal Party unveils 2025 platform commitment to implement proportional representation legislation within first 100 days in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Alolan Vulpix used Nasty Plot!

Liberals promise to build nearly 500,000 homes per year, create new housing entity in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

I don't know the particular solution to the housing crisis (nor did I insinuate I have one).

But the solution to the millions of perfectly valid ballots being tossed out every single Canadian election, is proportional representation.

I've been repeating this: Simple things you can do to grow the proportional representation movement.

Perhaps after we get PR, we can get actually effective governments, that respond even more deeply to the people's needs.

BREAKING: Liberal Party unveils 2025 platform commitment to implement proportional representation legislation within first 100 days in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

I couldn't do it alone. We have decades of broken promises on proportional representation promises to thank.

BREAKING: Liberal Party unveils 2025 platform commitment to implement proportional representation legislation within first 100 days in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Let's call it a rainbow coalition 🟥🟧🟨🟢🩵!

Longest Ballot Committee: Carleton right now in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Additional context:

  1. Carleton is the Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's riding.
  2. The Longest Ballot Committee overloads the ballot with candidates (usually 100+) to advertise the absurdity of FPTP, and push for proportional representation.
Reminder that the Liberal Party broke Canadian's trust, and are still slated to form government in 2025. Do we even care about accountability or integrity anymore? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

I have done all of those things and will continue to do them in the future

Thanks! Let's keep growing the PR movement!

Liberals promise to build nearly 500,000 homes per year, create new housing entity in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

This isn't just about a party not following "promises exactly" - it's about a fundamental democratic reform promised and then deliberately abandoned. The electoral reform promise wasn't a minor policy detail; it was presented as a pillar of their platform with Trudeau stating it over 1,800 times.

When a government makes a major promise about democratic reform and then breaks it, it directly undermines their democratic legitimacy to make all other promises. This pattern goes back a century - Liberals have campaigned on proportional representation since 1919, starting with Mackenzie King.

In 2024, Trudeau even admitted they were "deliberately vague" about electoral reform to appeal to advocates while never intending to implement proportional representation.

Housing promises matter deeply, but they're built on the same democratic foundation that was undermined by this broken commitment. A government elected through a system where millions of votes don't count is structurally limited in its ability to represent Canadians' actual preferences on any issue, housing included.

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