CNN political contributor Van Jones to deliver keynote tomorrow on U.S. election
TORONTO — Van Jones will be coming to Toronto tomorrow to deliver a keynote address about the U.S. presidential election and what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for America and Canada.
Read moreCNN political contributor and former Obama White House Advisor Van Jones to deliver keynote on U.S. election
TORONTO — Van Jones will be coming to Toronto on Nov. 22 to deliver a keynote address about the U.S. presidential election and what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for America and Canada.
Fiscal update: privatization of public infrastructure a major step in wrong direction
STATEMENT by Andrew Jackson, Senior Policy Advisor, Broadbent Institute, on the fall Economic and Fiscal Update.
Read moreDiverse coalition to ERRE: make Canada’s electoral system truly fair and democratic
OTTAWA—There’s overwhelming support for proportional representation and now is the time to get on with designing a proportional voting system suited to Canada, says a diverse coalition representing the country’s leading women’s groups, the country’s largest unions, leading advocacy groups in Quebec, and organizations advocating for students and immigrants.
The Every Voter Counts Alliance, bringing together over 60 organisations, is making the call just as the special parliamentary committee on electoral reform is about begin its deliberations. The all-party committee is to release its report by Dec. 1.
Read moreBroad coalition coming to Parliament Hill at beginning of ERRE deliberations with PR call
The Every Voter Counts Alliance, bringing together over 60 organizations from across the country representing diverse groups, will be hosting a press conference on Parliament Hill later this morning just as the special parliamentary committee on electoral reform is set to begin its deliberations.
Speakers making the case for why it’s time to listen to the experts and Canadians -- and get down to business and develop a made-in-Canada proportional representation system include Hassan Yussuff, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, Katelynn Northam, electoral reform campaign lead at Leadnow, Farhat Rehman of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women and Annie Bérubé, director of government relations at Équiterre.
Read moreFirst-ever Progress Summit to open in Vancouver
Sold-out high-level event for BC’s progressives kicks off tonight with full Friday programming
Read moreBroadbent Institute brings first-ever Progress Summit to Vancouver
Progressives to chart a new path for BC at high-level event on Sept. 22 & 23
VANCOUVER — The Broadbent Institute, a national organization with offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, is convening progressives for the first-ever Progress Summit in BC on Sept. 22 & 23 in advance of the provincial election in the spring.
Read moreDiverse coalition marks Democracy Day with call to make Canada’s electoral system truly fair and democratic
New video and digital campaign say it’s time to design made-in-Canada proportional representation
OTTAWA — It’s time to get on with designing a proportional electoral system suited to Canada, says a broad coalition representing the country’s leading women’s groups, the country’s largest unions, leading advocacy groups in Quebec, and organizations advocating for students and immigrants.
Read moreParliament must seize the day: now is the time to get on with proportional representation — Ed Broadbent
Parliament must seize the day: now is the time to get on with proportional representation — Ed Broadbent
OTTAWA — After many years of study and debate, Broadbent Institute Chair Ed Broadbent on Monday urged members of the special parliamentary committee on electoral reform (ERRE) to work together to seize the historic opportunity to develop a made-in-Canada proportional representation system.
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