Leadnow (French: A L'action) is a Canadian non-profit, independent citizens' advocacy organization founded in 2010.[1] It campaigns for a just, sustainable, and equitable Canada, built and defended through the democratic power of an engaged public.[2][3]
| Formation | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit |
| Purpose | Healthy environment, just society, fair economy, open democracy |
Membership | 500,000 |
| Website | www |
The organization has been a vocal opponent to the Trans Mountain Pipeline.[4][5]
"Vote Together" was Leadnow's 2015 election campaign, "the best-organized strategic voting project [the] election, with a footprint in dozens of ridings", according to The Globe and Mail.[6] Amara Possian, campaign manager for Vote Together, told The New York Times in 2015 that "the long-term objective of Vote Together is to make strategic voting obsolete by replacing Canada's winner-take-all system".[7][8]
After the 2015 election, Leadnow supporters campaigned to change the voting system from first-past-the-post to some form of proportional representation.[9] They were unsuccessful when the Liberal government abandoned its promise "to ensure that 2015 will be the last federal election conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system"[10] in February 2017.[11]
References
edit- ^ "About LeadNow". LeadNow. 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Our Vision". Leadnow.ca (new site demo). Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Leadnow: people powered change". Leadnow.ca. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ The Canadian Press (June 4, 2018). "Rallies planned across Canada to protest Kinder Morgan buyout". News 1130. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ Ljunggren, David; Gordon, Julie (April 11, 2018). "Justin Trudeau to pressure B.C. government to accept Trans Mountain pipeline". Global News. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "The 'big experiment' of voting strategically this election". Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ Austen, Ian (October 15, 2015). "Canadian Campaign Blurs Party Lines to Thwart Conservatives". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Amara Possian, Leadnow's elections... - CTV News Channel, retrieved January 17, 2020
- ^ Northam, Katelynn (2016). "Submission to the Special Committee on Electoral Reform" (PDF). OurCommons.
- ^ Wherry, Aaron (February 1, 2017). "Opposition accuses Trudeau of 'betrayal' as Liberals abandon promise of electoral reform". CBC.
- ^ "Trudeau breaks voting system pledge". BBC News. February 1, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
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