Political Action

Call for Tory to respect democracy

September 24, 2007 Advocates for electoral reform are calling on PC leader John Tory to respect voters’ wishes in the coming referendum. More…

Coalition campaigns for pay equity

September 13, 2007 As Ontario moves towards the 20th Anniversary of the Pay Equity Act, the Equal Pay Coalition is mounting an Ontario-wide campaign to boost Ontario’s pay equity system. more…

Veteran legislator urges move to fairer voting system

July 9, 2007 Niagara-area MPP Peter Kormos says Ontario has one chance to reform its government for the better. The 19-year veteran of the Legislature tells the Niagara Falls Review why we should embrace the proposed new fair voting system known as MMP. Read the article...

Electoral Reform

Referendum reporting misleading: pro-MMP group

October 1, 2007 Reports that province-wide candidates could be ‘appointed’ under MMP are false, says group supporting reform. More...

Less than two per cent of voters will decide election winner

September 27, 2007 The outcome of this year’s election will be decided by 75,000 ‘super-voters’. More…

Ontario should update system

September 26, 20077 Ontario should bring its electoral system into the 21st century, says editor of Straight Goods. More…

Biographies

OPSEU activist Jeff Arbus running in Sault Ste. Marie

OPSEU CAAT Academic stalwart Jeff Arbus is running for the Ontario NDP in Sault Ste. Marie. more..

OPSEU’s Johnstone carries NDP banner in Owen Sound

OPSEU activist Paul Johnstone is taking it to a new level with his NDP campaign in Bruce-Grey–Owen Sound. More…

Seventh try for OPSEU's Janice Hagan

Janice Hagan is running for the seventh time in this election. More…

Democracy well served by Reform: McQuaig

Noted columnist Linda McQuaig says anyone who has a problem with the principle behind the proposed electoral reform “has a problem with democracy:”

“Our first-past-the-post system typically allows parties to form governments – even majority governments – with less than 40 per cent of the popular vote.

The undemocratic nature of this is obvious, but the problem of correcting it is also obvious: The winning party has little incentive to make changes, which is why opportunities to alter this clearly flawed system come along so rarely.”

Read more at: http://www.thestar.com/OntarioElection/article/257555 Democracy well served by reform By Linda McQuaig – Toronto Star – Sept. 18

October 10 is election day in Ontario, but it’s not too soon to get involved in a campaign that could have enormous impact on the future of public services in our province and the job security of OPSEU members. When the McGuinty Liberals came to power in 2003, they pledged to restore full-funding to our public services after eight years of budget cutbacks by the Harris-Eves regime. Sadly, the actual McGuinty track record has been less than promised. That’s why OPSEU is launching its Ontario Can Do Better campaign this election year. more...

Call for Tory to respect democracy

Election Year in Ontario - time to get involved!

The Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform has completed its work and has recommended a new electoral system for Ontario.

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