Democratic Electoral Reform
Commentary by the Communist Party
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The Communist Party of Canada has a proud history of fighting for democracy in Canada. Our party has twice been made illegal, with leaders jailed, and sucessfully overcome these restrictions on democracy. The Communists were the first political party to advocate for proportional representation, adopting that posistion almost fiftey years ago. Reciently, the Communists made history with the Figueroa case, re-defining the legal role and status of a political party in Canada.
We call to expand democracy:
- Enact proportional representation and democratic electoral reform;
- Adopt a Labour Bill of Rights to guarantee the rights of workers to organize, bargain collectively, take political action, and strike
About our struggle for democratic electoral reform
What is the Figueroa Case?
How the Communist Party took the government to court, and made history by changing the definition of a political party. Read more (pdf)
Elections act challenge heard in court - 1998
The Communist Party's constitutional challenge to important sections of the Canada Elections Act ended Jan.9, after four days of legal arguments. Read more
New victory - 2006
On Oct. 12, Ontario Superior Court judge struck down a law that provides registered federal parties with $1.75 annually for each vote they received in the previous federal election. But the funding only goes to parties which won more than two per cent of the total vote, or whose candidates received five percent in particular ridings. Read more
Why BC Voters should reject STV - 2005
A commentary by George Gidora, leader of the Communist Party of Canada (British Columbia) on why voters should reject the flawed STV proposal, send the Legislature back to the drawing board, and renew the demand for an MMP system that allows voters to elect a local MLA, combined with a strong element of proportional representation. Read more
Loading the Dice - 2007
Elizabeth Rowley, leader of the Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) discusses obsticals to MMP before it went to the voters. Read more.
MMP referendum in Ontario - 2007
Why the Communist Party supported this historic referendum and the MMP solution. Read more.
