Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 on Bluesky

Friendly reminder: the best strategic vote is for a candidate who supports proportional representation.

If enough are elected, we can change the system—and end strategic voting for good.

#cdnpoli #Election2025

Remember in the 2015 election campaign when Justin Trudeau promised us if he was elected, 2015 would be the last election that would use the First Past the Post System? What happened? The Liberals realized they only got a majority because of the system they said they would replace.

To ensure your vote really counts, and we have a parliament populated by statespersons representing the will of the voters, we need ProRep. No more majority governments representing 37 per cent of the voters, no more party whips demanding party loyalty, no more MPs acting like poorly behaved children. We do not need a strong majority to govern Canada, we need parliament made up of diplomatic members working toward consensus for the common good of all citizens.

Ask your candidates their view and their party’s platform on proportional representation.

Bill Smith

Nelson

Government That Works for You

Democratic Reform and Good Governance

The strength and integrity of our democracy is a core value. We believe that a truly democratic nation is one where every voice is heard, every vote matters, and public trust is honored. Our vision is to build a democracy that is transparent, accountable, and inclusive for all Canadians.

The Green Party will modernize Canada's electoral system by implementing proportional representation and convening a citizens' assembly on democratic renewal to examine crucial reforms like online voting, lowering the voting age to 16, and mandatory voting.

To protect our political system from foreign influence, we will restore the per-vote subsidy, reduce donation limits, and introduce a foreign influence transparency registry. We will empower Elections Canada to proactively investigate foreign interference and provide public reporting on threats to election integrity, including from emerging technologies like AI.

We must restore Canadians' trust in our democracy. That begins with transparency and integrity. Strengthening the Conflict of Interest Act to include personal, political, and family ties is essential, Canadians deserve to know that public service means serving the public, not private interests. A government with nothing to hide would close the revolving door between politics and lobbying, enforce real penalties for conflicts of interest, and shine a light into every backroom meeting.

We would implement real-time transparency in lobbying, and ensure all regulatory board appointments undergo meaningful conflict-of-interest screening. Whistleblowers must be protected, not punished. And our parliamentary watchdogs — the ethics commissioner and auditor general — must have true independence and the power to act. Ethics aren't optional, they're the foundation of democracy.

ELECTORAL REFORM

• Modernize Canada's electoral system and protect Canadian democracy by implementing Proportional Representation.
• Convene a Citizens' Assembly on Democratic Renewal to study proportional representation systems, lowering the voting age to 16, online voting, and mandatory voting.
• Ensure the Citizens' Assembly is independent, diverse, and consensus-driven.
• Require political parties to report on candidate recruitment from underrepresented groups.

POLITICAL FINANCE AND FOREIGN INFLUENCE PROTECTIONS

• Restore the per-vote subsidy for political party funding and reduce donation limits to curb foreign influence in elections, strengthen financial transparency, and reduce reliance on private donors who may act as conduits for foreign interests.
• Strengthen protections against foreign funding and influence in Canadian elections, including expanding third-party political financing rules.
• Establish a Foreign Influence Transparency Registry, requiring individuals and entities lobbying on behalf of foreign governments to disclose their activities.
• Expand the mandate of Elections Canada and the Commissioner of Canada Elections to proactively investigate suspected foreign interference.
• Require political parties and candidates to report any known instances of attempted foreign influence or coercion.
• Introduce public reporting on foreign interference threats in elections, balancing transparency with national security concerns.

CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY AND ELECTION OVERSIGHT

• Require all political parties to submit campaign platform cost estimates to the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
• Mandate Elections Canada to create a truth-in-advertising framework for election campaigns.
• Empower the Commissioner of Canada Elections to regulate and sanction false political advertising.
• Mandate full transparency in publicly released polls, requiring disclosure of sample size, weighting methods, funding sources, question wording, and margin of error to prevent misinformation.
• Hold media and polling firms accountable for responsible poll reporting, ensuring all published polls are independently verified and presented with clear methodological context.

DEFENDING DEMOCRACY FROM EMERGING THREATS

• Establish an all-party standing committee to examine the risks and opportunities of emerging technologies, including AI and digital platforms, in elections.
• Oppose the pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause and support legislative measures to restrict its application, ensuring it remains a tool of last resort in exceptional circumstances.

ETHICS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND LOBBYING REFORM

• Strengthen the Conflict of Interest Act by broadening the definition of conflicts to include personal, political, and family interests, with meaningful financial penalties for violations.
• Impose mandatory conflict of interest screening and disclosure for all federal regulatory board appointments.
• Close the revolving door between politics and lobbying by enforcing a five-year cooling-off period for former politicians and senior public officials.
• Enhance transparency by requiring lobbyists to publicly disclose, in real-time, all interactions with elected officials and public servants.
• Expand whistleblower protections with robust safeguards against retaliation and secure channels for confidential disclosures.
• Strengthen the independence and investigative powers of parliamentary officers, including the Auditor General and Ethics Commissioner.
• Replace the secretive Board of Internal Economy with an independent oversight committee to transparently review MPs' salaries, expenses, and budgets.
• Prohibit federal funding for industry-backed NGOs that advocate private interests under the guise of public benefit.
• Mandate open government practices, ensuring proactive disclosure of government documents and timely responses to access to information requests.

RESTORING EXCELLENCE IN THE FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE

• End reliance on costly private consulting firms such as McKinsey and Deloitte, ensuring that core governmental functions and services are delivered by professional, experienced public servants.
• Reinstate effective, citizen-focused service delivery models, reversing damaging restructuring from previous governments, such as the creation of Service Canada under Harper.
• Reinvest in Canada's federal public service, rebuilding capacity, morale, and expertise to deliver high-quality, efficient services that Canadians expect and deserve.
• Enhance oversight and accountability to prevent misuse of taxpayer dollars.
• Reduce wasteful spending at the political level, including significantly cutting the Prime Minister's Office budget from $10 million to $1 million

ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY

• Extend the Access to Information Act to the Prime Minister's Office, ministers' offices, and Parliament.
• Scrap all Access to Information (ATI) fees except for filing fees.
• Enforce deadlines for timely ATI request processing and empower the Information Commissioner to order the release of information.
• Override government secrecy exemptions in the public interest.
• Allow the Information Commissioner to review cabinet confidentiality claims.

PRIVACY, SURVEILLANCE, AND DATA PROTECTION

• Expand Privacy Commissioner powers to protect personal data and enforce privacy laws.
• Require CSIS and CSE to obtain warrants before surveillance on Canadians.
• Ban routine surveillance of protestors and NGOs and prohibit data sharing with agencies like the National Energy Board.
• Require internet service providers (ISPs) to release user data only with a legal warrant, except in emergencies.
• Make political parties subject to the Privacy Act.
• Mandate data breach reporting for all government agencies, companies, banks, and political parties.

Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 on Bluesky

The question is: Would the @ndp.ca finally use their leverage in a minority government to secure proportional representation once and for all?

#cdnpoli #Election2025

cvin.bsky.social on Bluesky

If he truly cares for the future of our great country, Canada, @mark-carney.bsky.social will follow Jack Layton's lead. For without proportional representation we are likely doomed to end up with a society as divided and destructive as America's. @fairvote.ca

Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 on Bluesky

Jack Layton made the clear case for proportional representation during the 2011 Leaders Debate.

Will any leader have the courage to say the same tonight?

14 years later, Canadians are still waiting for a democracy where every vote counts.

#cdnpoli #Election2025

Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 on Bluesky

Jack Layton made the clear case for proportional representation during the 2011 Leaders Debate.

Will any leader have the courage to say the same tonight?

14 years later, Canadians are still waiting for a democracy where every vote counts.

#cdnpoli #Election2025

Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 on Bluesky

Over 2,000 Canadians are delivering 300,000+ door hangers!

From coast to coast to coast, people of all ages and backgrounds are stepping up to say: every vote should count.

Join the movement for a better democracy—demand proportional representation! (sign-up link in reply)

#cdnpoli #Election2025

Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 on Bluesky

CBC is asking Canadians to weigh in on first-past-the-post and our electoral system on their national radio show Just Asking with Saroja Coelho!

Let’s show them how many people care about proportional representation.

Add your voice now!

#cdnpoli #election2025 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Fair Vote Canada🗳️🍁 on Bluesky

Another day, another scandal—and thanks to first-past-the-post, Ford can sweep it under the rug with just 43% of the vote.

Ontario deserves better. It’s time for proportional representation here and across Canada.

#cdnpoli #onpoli

Ben Spurr: The NY Times has published an investigation into the Therme development at Ontario Place. It found that while the company told the province it had a proven track record of operating six spas around the world, at the time it had only ever operated one

Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 on Bluesky

The curse of the big tent strikes again.

Under first-past-the-post, the right is forced into one unstable party where dissent is punished.

Proportional representation would let different voices win seats—without being expelled or forced to toe the party line.

#abpoli

The Breakdown AB on Bluesky

The UCP have kicked out MLA Pete Guthrie for calling for accountability and transparency.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

APTN News on Bluesky

Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault called the "last minute decision" both "unfounded" and "undemocratic."

CIVIX Canada on Bluesky

Looking for a clear summary of candidate & party policies that use youth-friendly language?

Pollenize is a free online tool co-created by CIVIX to help citizens & students learn & make informed decisions about their vote. Access it today: pollenize.org

The Tyee on Bluesky

@willshelling.bsky.social: Progressives must be mindful that coalescing a vote around two parties may have long-term, deleterious effects for our politics, discourse and polarization.

#CdnElxn2025

Handbook For Detecting and Preventing Foreign Interference in Canada’s Election

2025-04-07 DisinfoWatch

DisinfoWatch has partnered with Canada’s Digital Public Square to produce a new guide designed to help Canadians protect themselves—and our democracy—from foreign interference during elections and in the periods between them. The guide is titled “Democracy and You: A Handbook for Detecting and Preventing Foreign Interference in Canadian Elections.”

Safeguarding the integrity of our elections is vital to maintaining a healthy and functioning democracy. It is crucial for voters, activists, journalists, candidates, and political parties to recognize interference tactics and take action to counter them.

This handbook offers an overview of:

• key foreign interference strategies
• real-life case studies
• practical tools for identifying, reporting, and defending against these threats.

Let me know if you want to tailor it to a specific audience (e.g., media, educators, community leaders).

You can download the handbook HERE

Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 on Bluesky

Great to see our doorhanger campaign featured by CBC!

Want to help make every vote count with proportional representation?

Sign up to deliver doorhangers in your riding today! (link in replies)

#cdnpoli #Election2025 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Rambout is one of 50 local campaigners for Fair Vote Canada. The non-profit advocacy group is pushing for electoral reform, in particular, a shift toward some form of proportional representation.

Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 on Bluesky

When independent thinkers are punished for dissent, something’s broken.

Proportional representation would end the need for one big-tent party on the Right—so principled Conservatives keep their voice without the "with us or against us" attitude.

#cdnpoli #Election2025

Leadnow's 2025 Raise the Bar Champions

Our endorsed candidates:

Candidate	Electoral Riding
	Niki Ashton / Churchill-Keewatinook Aski: From the fight for clean water to housing and infrastructure, to the need for better healthcare services, and good jobs in the north, Niki Ashton has been a strong voice for Indigenous and northern communities. An MP since 2008, Niki's proven her mettle as a champion who's willing to fight in solidarity with Indigenous peoples, labour, women, the LGBTQI2S+ community, and youth in the pursuit of justice.
	Alexandre Boulerice / Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie: Born and raised in Montreal, Alexandre worked as a journalist and then for the labour movement before getting elected in 2011. Since then, he has fought for better transparency and accountability in our democracy, working for concrete solutions to the housing crisis, and ensuring a just transition to the renewable energy economy.
	Laurel Collins / Victoria: Since her election in 2019, Laurel has been fiercely advocating for urgent action on the climate and affordability crises. Her efforts have strengthened Canada's first climate accountability legislation, helped eliminate international fossil fuel subsidies, and ensured stronger environmental protections. We need a courageous champion like Laurel in Ottawa.
	Don Davies / Vancouver-Kingsway: Before winning his seat in 2008, Don worked as a lawyer for the labour movement. A longtime resident in his Vancouver-Kingsway riding, and a tireless community champion, Don's committed to fighting to ensure everyone in Canada has access to healthcare, an affordable home, and a safe climate.
	Blake Dejarlais / Edmonton Griesbach: Born in Edmonton and raised on the Fishing Lake Métis Settlement, Blake worked as a community activist and the National Director of the Métis Settlements General Council before making history during the 2021 election as the first openly Two-Spirit person ever elected to Parliament, and the first Indigenous representative from Edmonton. A committed community builder, Blake is dedicated to fighting for a better future for all.
	Leah Gazan / Winnipeg Centre: In her six years as MP, Leah has consistently put people first—fighting for affordable housing, better healthcare, fair wages, and a brighter future for all. She has been leading a cross-partisan national campaign for a Basic Income and introduced Motion 46 to support this effort and ensure all Canadians have what they need to live with dignity.
	Matthew Green / Hamilton Centre: Matthew Green cut his teeth as a community organizer before becoming a city councillor for Hamilton. Since becoming MP in 2019, he's used his voice to fight for human rights, democratic economies and workplaces, climate justice, and to demand safe and dignified housing for all.
	Joel Harden / Ottawa Centre: With a long history working in the student and labour movement, Joel is a fierce believer in the power of community organizing. As MPP for Ottawa Centre from 2018-2025, he fought for disability and seniors' rights, improving public transportation, and better support for Ontarians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Joel will be a strong voice for social, economic, and climate justice in Ottawa.
	Gord Johns / Courtenay-Alberni: A born and raised Vancouver Islander, Gord's worn many hats — as a small business owner, municipal councillor, and environmental advocate. Since becoming an MP in 2015, Gord's championed Indigenous rights, affordable healthcare and housing, and stronger environmental protections.
	Peter Julian / New Westminster-Burnaby-Maillardville: Peter Julian was born and raised in the Burnaby and New Westminster area, where his family has called home for four generations. First elected as MP in 2004, he's been a fierce advocate for a stronger social safety net and healthcare system we can all rely on, affordable housing, and climate action to ensure more fairness and a better future for all.
	Bhutila Karpoche / Taiaiako'n-Parkdale-High Park: A trained epidemiologist, public health researcher and community organizer, Bhutila was most recently an MPP in Queen's Park. She's now making the jump to representing her community in Parliament Hill, to continue her fight for affordable housing and a dignified life for everyone in Canada.
	Jenny Kwan / Vancouver East: An immigrant to Canada, Jenny Kwan is a dedicated community organizer who's been a strong voice for economic, environmental, and social justice since becoming an MP in 2015. With her long history of advocacy, Jenny has proven herself to be a fighter who's not afraid to speak truth to power to ensure that everyone, no matter who they are and where they come from, has the opportunity to succeed.
	Avi Lewis / Vancouver Centre: Born and raised in a deeply politically active family, Avi has been confronting the climate emergency and fighting for social justice as an activist, teacher, journalist and documentary filmmaker. Avi isn't afraid to stand up to power – and continues to inspire the progressive movement to fight for the transformational changes that our moment demands.
	Heather McPherson / Edmonton-Strathcona: Bringing over 20 years of experience fighting for human rights and sustainability in the non-profit sector, Heather has been serving Edmonton-Strathcona as MP since 2019. As Foreign Affairs critic for the NDP, Heather has proven herself to be courageous in her advocacy for peace and Palestinian human rights – as well as in fighting for seniors and marginalized communities.
	Mike Morrice / Kitchener Centre: With a background in sustainable enterprise, Mike Morrice made history when he was elected Ontario's first Green MP in 2021. As a proven community builder, Mike has worked with cross-party coalitions to push to build non-market, affordable housing, ending legislated poverty for people with disabilities, and making polluters pay their fair share.
	Lisa Roberts / Halifax: First elected to the Nova Scotia Legislature in 2017, Lisa Roberts is gearing up for a second run at the federal seat in Halifax after a narrow loss in the last federal election. Lisa's proven herself to be a skilled community builder – with direct experience building up the non-profit housing sector and advocating for creative solutions to tackle the climate crisis and affordability.
	Sandra Sousa / Davenport: Sandra is a data engineer, proud Portuguese Canadian, and grassroots organizer – whose organized hundreds of her neighbours in Davenport to demand a ceasefire and arms embargo in response to the ongoing violence in Palestine, inspiring others across Toronto to do the same. Her deep commitment to community, climate action and economic justice has propelled her to make an exciting run for office.

What's Next?

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From now until election day April 28, Leadnow Election Squads will be working independently to help get these champions elected. Take action with your local Election Squad here.

Have more questions about our endorsement process? Check out our explainer page here.

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Tune in for in-depth commentary and analysis of the Federal Leaders' Debate, starting at 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT, and then again after the debate. Register below: https://pressprogress.ca/debate

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