News Blog (v2)

The credibility of democracy is under threat as increasing numbers of (mostly younger) Yukoners feel shutout by the current FPP system. Recent voting patterns reflect the desire to have a more collaborative approach to democratic governance (e.g. CASA type...

Proportional representation is necessary for every vote to count. The proportion of votes for a party should be reflected in the proportion of seats that result. That is only fair. * There are different kinds of PR. Whatever is the simplest would work best I think. If...

I do not want to change from our current system. There are many, many unforeseen risks associated with the various proportional systems. If everyone that is working so hard to undo our current system would instead get involved in our current electoral system we would...

I am very concerned about the effects of climate change and the dire consequences of not changing the path we are on. The countries that have been most effective at taking climate action use proportional voting systems. Even better, those countries tend to perform...

Proportional Representation means fairness. Every voter's vote would have equal weight. However, ballots must be simple, otherwise they frustrate voters. So a ranking system is not a good choice. Two options are viable to upgrade our current system: Proportional...