Media resources
Media enquiries:
J.D. Crookshanks (Edmonton): (780) 634-0069
Releases:
Fair Vote Alberta to host BC Citizens' Assembly member (March 17, 2008)
EDMONTON — Fair Vote Alberta, the provincial wing of Fair Vote Canada, will host an event with Shoni Field, former member of the British Columbia Citizens' Assembly. Field will speak at the Strathcona Public Library (8331-104 Street) at 7PM on Wednesday, March 19th about her experiences on the Assembly and its applicability to the situation in Alberta.
433,543 Albertan voters–so little say (March 4, 2008)
EDMONTON — Almost half of the ballots cast in yesterday’s provincial election did not help any candidate get elected. According to the unofficial count, 433,543 citizens cast ballots that had no effect on the final outcome.
First-past-the-post system misrepresents Alberta voters (March 4, 2008)
EDMONTON — For only the third time over the past two decades, Albertans will have a majority government actually elected by a majority of those casting votes, but Albertans supporting opposition parties continue to be dramatically under-represented.
Selected previous media coverage:
March 9, 2008
Fair Vote Alberta got a mention in the Calgary Sun article "Time to shake off the apathy":
A group called Fair Vote Alberta wants the government to set up a citizens' assembly to "study the voting system and determine if a better alternative exists for this province," says spokesman J.D. Crookshanks.
B.C.'s Liberal government did just that after it won all but two seats, so why can't Alberta?
February 14, 2008
Fair Vote Alberta was mentioned in the University of Calgary's student paper, the Gauntlet, in their article Counting votes: an examination of proportional representation":
"Alberta has a history of electoral reform," said Fair Vote Alberta media spokesperson J.D. Crookshanks. "What people don't realize is we've changed our electoral system in this province probably more than any other province. We're hoping that next time they change it, it happens through a citizens assembly, like it was in B.C. [or] Ontario."