Participating in Democracy
By Citizens for Public Justice July 12, 2019
Wondering how you can work towards a more representative democracy in Canada? Read more from CPJ’s 2019 federal election guide on democratic participation.
CPJ is in favour of electoral reform, working to engage the electoral system and its implications for politics from the very beginning of its work. CPJ believes that introducing proportional representation to our electoral system would make it fairer for the representation of views, respecting the reality of pluralism in Canada.
Faith in Our Vote
By Brad Wassink October 5, 2016
A Public Justice Case for Proportional Representation
Submission to the Special Committee on Electoral Reform
October 2016
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CPJ recommends that the Canadian government adopt a system of mixed-member proportional representation (PR) that is effective, legitimate, engaging, accessible, inclusive, and representative.
CPJ’s backgrounder & position paper on Electoral Reform
By Citizens for Public Justice April 17, 2009
CPJ has long advocated for electoral reform, engaging with the electoral system and its implications for politics from the very beginning of its work. CPJ believes that introducing proportional representation to our electoral system would make it fairer for the representation of views, respecting the reality of pluralism.
Submission to the Ontario Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform
By Citizens for Public Justice January 31, 2007
Fair, Proportional, Effective: The Need for Electoral Reform in Ontario
January 31, 2007.
CPJ for proportional representation
By Citizens for Public Justice May 26, 2003
CPJ Submission to Public Consultation on Electoral Reform
May 2003
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CPJ has a longstanding belief that our current “first past the post” system of political representation is fundamentally flawed and should be replaced by a proportional representation model.
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