Share these PR MythBusters!
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- Published on Monday, 28 March 2016 16:45
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As the Liberals get set to announce their all-party committee consultation process, proportional representation will soon be back in the news.
The new Liberal government has promised to “make every vote count” in 2019, but is undecided on proportional representation.
As the cross-Canada consultations begin, we can expect opponents to begin recycling the same tired myths against voter equality in an effort to mislead Canadians about electoral reform.
To combat these myths, Fair Vote Canada has produced a series of Myth Busting Blogs and social media posters which we encourage you to share far and wide! Over the next two weeks, we'll create and share some more.
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The mainstream media has rarely been a friend of making every vote count. In stark contrast to countries such as New Zealand, where the mainstream media coverage of the campaign for proportional representation was balanced and favourable, researchers concluded that in Ontario “the mainstream print media were uniformly opposed to both the Assembly process and the MMP proposal.”
Recent media coverage of electoral reform indicates that we can expect more of the same this time around. What people believe about electoral reform is directly impacted by the myths they hear in the media.
We must work together to get the facts out: Making Every Vote Count builds a stronger Canada, governed by a Parliament elected by all voters, reflecting our Canadian values.
In May, 2017, the government will introduce legislation for electoral reform. Will it make every vote count? This is the most critical 12 months for proportional representation in Canadian federal history. You can help us win.
Please read and share these myth-busting blogs and graphics with friends and on social media.
Thanks for everything you do to Make Every Vote Count.
Kelly, Anita and the Fair Vote Canada team
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