Fair Vote Edmonton
@fairvoteyeg.bsky.social
We're folks who want a more representative, constructive, cooperative democracy.
https://fairvoteedmonton.com/
https://fairvoteedmonton.com/
Sorry, #CBC but you missed a big one on this: youtu.be/Uq26B_ErFrI?...
Our electoral system exaggerates regional differences.
Our electoral system exaggerates regional differences.
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Sorry, #CBC but you missed a big one on this: youtu.be/Uq26B_ErFrI?...
Our electoral system exaggerates regional differences.
Our electoral system exaggerates regional differences.
Members of our executive plan on attending this upcoming conversation: canwetalk.net
November 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Members of our executive plan on attending this upcoming conversation: canwetalk.net
Hey Edmonton and area friends! Are you tired of government that creates one-sided policy (cough cough *refusing to negotiate class sizes)? Come on down to Dewey's and see an alternative in action. #abpoli
October 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Hey Edmonton and area friends! Are you tired of government that creates one-sided policy (cough cough *refusing to negotiate class sizes)? Come on down to Dewey's and see an alternative in action. #abpoli
To get consistently cooperative politics requires an electoral system that ensures that the percent of the votes cast for a party is reflected in the percentage of the seats that party receives. The great majority of democracies use some form of proportional representation.
October 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
To get consistently cooperative politics requires an electoral system that ensures that the percent of the votes cast for a party is reflected in the percentage of the seats that party receives. The great majority of democracies use some form of proportional representation.
As Alberta teachers vote on whether to accept or reject the latest offer, we would like to Albertans as a whole to know that modernized democratic systems produce more widely accepted and more predictable public policy.
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Why proportional representation is likely to produce better public policy - CCPA
We are in the midst of a historic opportunity to strengthen our democracy. Our federal government has committed to making the 2015 election the last under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral syst...
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September 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
As Alberta teachers vote on whether to accept or reject the latest offer, we would like to Albertans as a whole to know that modernized democratic systems produce more widely accepted and more predictable public policy.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
We had a good meeting last week to talk about STV and to refine our demonstration event. Silly me, I forgot to take pictures! Enjoy this video instead: youtu.be/l8XOZJkozfI?...
Politics in the Animal Kingdom: Single Transferable Vote
YouTube video by CGP Grey
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September 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
We had a good meeting last week to talk about STV and to refine our demonstration event. Silly me, I forgot to take pictures! Enjoy this video instead: youtu.be/l8XOZJkozfI?...
We want to invite you to a workshop that Fair Vote Edmonton is hosting—we’d love to have you there to lend your energy and input.
We’d love to have you. If you’d like to attend, please RSVP here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We’d love to have you. If you’d like to attend, please RSVP here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
RSVP: Demonstration election workshop
When: 1:30–3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 7th
Where: The University of Alberta, St. Joseph’s College (enter via the north side of the building)
Thank you for your interest! We're enthusiastic about gett...
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August 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We want to invite you to a workshop that Fair Vote Edmonton is hosting—we’d love to have you there to lend your energy and input.
We’d love to have you. If you’d like to attend, please RSVP here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We’d love to have you. If you’d like to attend, please RSVP here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
"We can’t keep papering over the cracks with slogans and half-measures. If we want to prevent deeper alienation and real fractures in Confederation, we must build a democracy that reflects who Canadians actually are." -David Blaine, Calgary Herald
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calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Proportional representation is an antidote to national disunity
First past divides us, misrepresents us, and weakens trust. Proportional representation would help heal divisions and empower Canadians.
calgaryherald.com
August 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"We can’t keep papering over the cracks with slogans and half-measures. If we want to prevent deeper alienation and real fractures in Confederation, we must build a democracy that reflects who Canadians actually are." -David Blaine, Calgary Herald
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Alberta, let's change our election rules. If the NHL can update rules to make play more competitive, why not us?
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Change the rules, just like the NHL did
Alberta politics could learn much from the NHL changes started in 2004-05
grahamlettner.substack.com
August 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Alberta, let's change our election rules. If the NHL can update rules to make play more competitive, why not us?
grahamlettner.substack.com/p/change-the...
grahamlettner.substack.com/p/change-the...
Enjoying the sunset on the Red Deer River.
August 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Enjoying the sunset on the Red Deer River.
Edmonton has a history of advancing social causes. Let's be leaders in provincial electoral reform too.
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Progressive history of Mill Woods - the coops, the radicals, the thinkers, the gardeners (Millwoods Mosaic, June 2025)
A look at the prominent buildings and locations in Millwoods hint at some incidents of personal advancement and progressive politics that make up the history of Alberta. Sites just in the Richfield and Lee Ridge areas hint at progressive advances achieved in the past. The striving for equality for women and workers, for pleasant surroundings for children, youth and their parents, for the ability of humans of all ages to have the health and spare time to pursue their personal interests can all be
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August 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Edmonton has a history of advancing social causes. Let's be leaders in provincial electoral reform too.
montopedia.wixsite.com/montopedia/p...
montopedia.wixsite.com/montopedia/p...
We're going to be at WEM (Level 2, Phase 1) on August 3rd. Feel free to pop by as we inform folks about our push for a citizen's assembly on electoral reform.
August 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
We're going to be at WEM (Level 2, Phase 1) on August 3rd. Feel free to pop by as we inform folks about our push for a citizen's assembly on electoral reform.
Well done, the Longest Ballot, for raising awareness for the need for electoral reform.
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Write-in ballots to be used in Alberta byelection due to record number of candidates | CBC News
Elections Canada says voters will need to write in their desired candidate during the upcoming byelection in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot to avoid a massive ballot with more than 200 names.
www.cbc.ca
July 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Well done, the Longest Ballot, for raising awareness for the need for electoral reform.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Wondering how to talk to people about signing our petition? We’ve got your back! Here’s an information sheet to guide your conversations as you collect signatures.
fairvoteedmonton.com/2025/06/24/i...
fairvoteedmonton.com/2025/06/24/i...
Info Sheet: Canvassing for an Albertan Citizens’ Assembly
Learn how to present and collect signatures for our petition on electoral reform. Tips, tricks, and information included!
fairvoteedmonton.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Wondering how to talk to people about signing our petition? We’ve got your back! Here’s an information sheet to guide your conversations as you collect signatures.
fairvoteedmonton.com/2025/06/24/i...
fairvoteedmonton.com/2025/06/24/i...
There's more choice at a Stampede food truck then in our democracy. See the comments to learn why.
July 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
There's more choice at a Stampede food truck then in our democracy. See the comments to learn why.
Alberta had proportional democracy, find out how we lost it: fairvoteedmonton.com/2025/06/17/a...
Alberta Had Proportional Representation: Why’d We Give It Up?
Alberta once used PR through the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system in YYC and YEG, but it was ultimately scrapped. Learn about a forgotten chapter in our voting history.
fairvoteedmonton.com
June 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Alberta had proportional democracy, find out how we lost it: fairvoteedmonton.com/2025/06/17/a...
Alberta!
Join us in signing the petition to change the way we elect MLAs. We shouldn't have to vote against a party. We should be able to vote for folks whose values match our own, and have our vote count.
fairvoteedmonton.com/action-items/
Join us in signing the petition to change the way we elect MLAs. We shouldn't have to vote against a party. We should be able to vote for folks whose values match our own, and have our vote count.
fairvoteedmonton.com/action-items/
Action Items
Wondering what you can do to help make electoral reform actually happen? Here’s what you can do to get involved.
fairvoteedmonton.com
June 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Alberta!
Join us in signing the petition to change the way we elect MLAs. We shouldn't have to vote against a party. We should be able to vote for folks whose values match our own, and have our vote count.
fairvoteedmonton.com/action-items/
Join us in signing the petition to change the way we elect MLAs. We shouldn't have to vote against a party. We should be able to vote for folks whose values match our own, and have our vote count.
fairvoteedmonton.com/action-items/
"a dysfunctional parliament, MPs whose party loyalty is valued more than their constituents’ concerns, and elections that reward regional interests at the expense of national unity."
A valuable 33 minute podcast that shows the issues we face and solutions: munkdebates.com/podcasts/mun...
A valuable 33 minute podcast that shows the issues we face and solutions: munkdebates.com/podcasts/mun...
Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: The Crisis of Canadian Democracy
To access this content, you must purchase Membership – Supporter, Month, Membership – Supporter, Year, Membership – Supporter, 3-months, Membership – Supporter, 12-months, Membership – Curator, Month,...
munkdebates.com
June 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"a dysfunctional parliament, MPs whose party loyalty is valued more than their constituents’ concerns, and elections that reward regional interests at the expense of national unity."
A valuable 33 minute podcast that shows the issues we face and solutions: munkdebates.com/podcasts/mun...
A valuable 33 minute podcast that shows the issues we face and solutions: munkdebates.com/podcasts/mun...
Wasted votes, indeed. Just another reason why we need electoral reform.
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‘Wasted votes’? How seat projections differ from daily polling
Seat projections for Canada’s upcoming election can seem inconsistent with public opinion polling, which has shown the Conservatives closing the gap on the Liberals as voting day nears.
www.ctvnews.ca
April 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Wasted votes, indeed. Just another reason why we need electoral reform.
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