I've been spending a fair bit of personal energy advocating Canadian electoral reform. Currently Canada is still burdened with the archaic First Past the Post electoral system, which New Zealand scrapped in 1993.
Canada has a multiplicity of ethnic and migrant voices which are simply not being represented under the current system. There is a substantial concentration of indigenous population in the the Western and Northern provinces, an enormous Ukrainian settlement in Edmonton and rural Alberta which has been there for around 100 years, but is constantly pushed aside by the Conservative vote, and the most multicultural city in the world, Toronto.
Numerous parliaments have collapsed in recent years. The FPP system is struggling to function as coalition governments are pieced together - something the system is not designed for. The Canadian vote is demanding fair representation, the current system is no longer working, and Canada now faces the prospect of a potential fourth general election in five years. Canada is to benefit from Proportional Representation.
If you're keen to support Canadian's in their struggle to get their votes heard, a simple start would be to join the Fair Vote Canada facebook group, and visit their website.
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