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Strategic voting, explained
‘Should I vote strategically?’ It’s a question many voters face every time an election rolls around. Here’s how strategic voting works and how Canada’s electoral system incentivizes it.
Election 2015: The Strategic Vote
There was plenty of talk about strategic voting during the federal election campaign. The Agenda looks at if and how it played a role in the election outcome.
CTV: The Role of the Strategic Voting Campaign
Amara Possian, Leadnow’s elections campaign manager says her group’s volunteers asked voters to promise to vote for the candidate who Leadnow’s research and polling suggested would be most likely to defeat a Conservative rival.....the long-term objective of Vote Together is to make strategic voting obsolete by replacing Canada’s winner-take-all system.
Power & Politics: Strategic voting campaign
October 9, 2015. Campaign Manager Amara Possian on Power & Politics after Vote Together's first round of candidate endorsements.
Rallying the Strategic Vote
Both StrategicVoting.ca and VoteTogether.ca are running campaigns to try to coordinate the efforts of "progressive voters" to unseat the federal Conservatives. The Agenda examines if strategic voting changes the outcome of the election in ridings where the combined Liberal/NDP/Green vote outweighs support for the Conservative candidate but none of the individual progressive candidates have sufficient support to come first in a four-way race.
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The Narwhal, November 16, 2023Online
True peace and justice is possible if the world transitions to clean energy
Canada's National Observer, November 14, 2023Online
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Global News, February 17, 2023Online
URL: https://globalnews.ca/news/9495574/alberta-premier-reaction-sustainable-jobs-plan/
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CBC News, February 17, 2023Online
URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/government-sustainable-jobs-plan-1.6752061
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National Observer , December 21, 2021Online
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Toronto Star, November 24, 2021Online
Leaders’ debate highlighted Canada’s challenges in tackling the climate crisis
National Observer , September 10, 2021Online
Annamie Paul leaves a struggle ‘for the soul’ of the Green Party
National Observer , September 28, 2021Online
URL: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/09/28/news/annamie-paul-leaves-struggle-soul-green-party
Canada’s climate plans ‘highly insufficient’ in global ranking
National Observer , September 17, 2021Online
Justin Trudeau hopes this endorsement will swing B.C. voters, but will it?
National Observer , September 14, 2021Online
‘It’s no longer a hypothetical’: Communities across Canada demand climate action
National Observer , September 9, 2021Online
URL: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/09/09/news/communities-across-canada-demand-climate-action
UN report ‘must sound death knell’ for fossil fuels as Canada faces climate urgency
Le Canada directement touché, selon Wilkinson
In wake of IPCC report, Canadian politicians compete for the climate lane
National Observer , August 9, 2021Online
Climate change rally outside Patty Hajdu's office
Thunder Bay Newswatch, July 29, 2021Online
URL: https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/climate-change-rally-outside-patty-hajdus-office-4178893
When it comes to climate action and fossil fuels, Newfoundland and Labrador is torn
National Observer , June 25, 2021Online
URL: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/06/25/news/newfoundland-labrador-terra-nova-just-transition
The Drilldown: Biden proposes elimination of fossil fuel subsidies
iPolitics, April 8, 2021Online
URL: https://ipolitics.ca/2021/04/08/the-drilldown-biden-proposes-elimination-of-fossil-fuel-subsidies/
Climate change group pushes NDP, Green leaders to form election climate alliance
Canadian Press, April 7, 2021Online
Why targeting the NDP is bad for the Greens and the climate
National Observer , March 5, 2021Online
URL: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/03/05/opinion/why-targeting-ndp-bad-greens-climate
Canada’s environment minister names expert group on net-zero emissions
National Observer, February 26, 2021Online
Annamie Paul charts new course for Green party — through crowded waters
They survived Covid, but they're not okay
Toronto Life, December 9, 2020Online
URL: https://torontolife.com/life/toronto-covid-long-haulers/
Future value of Trans Mountain pipeline rests on Liberals’ climate plans, PBO says
The Globe and Mail, December 8, 2020Online
Bill lays groundwork for possible court enforcement of climate law, says Amos
National Observer, November 20, 2020Online
New Green Leader Annamie Paul’s political future remains uncertain
The Globe and Mail, October 5, 2020Online
An Eco-Socialist Green Leader. It Could Happen, And Here’s What It Would Mean
HuffPost, September 18, 2020Online
It’s Go Time for Canada’s Green Recovery
The Tyee, July 6, 2020Online
URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/07/06/Go-Time-Canada-Green-Recovery/
In Canada, an inspiring movement emerges in response to the coronavirus
Washington Post, March 24, 2020Online
Want to Help Others in This Crisis? Here Are Some Ideas
The Tyee, March 19, 2020Online
URL: https://thetyee.ca/Solutions/2020/03/19/How-To-Support-Your-Neighbours-During-A-Pandemic/
Coronavirus Kindness: Canadians Are Stepping Up To Help Their Neighbours
Huffington Post, March 17, 2020Online
URL: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/coronavirus-kindness_ca_5e6fb20ac5b6eab77939fad1
We can’t afford to ‘vote strategically’ like it’s still 2015
Ricochet, October 18, 2019Online
URL: https://ricochet.media/en/2787/we-cant-afford-to-vote-strategically-like-its-still-2015
Will Trudeau’s pipeline support cost him the next election?
Ricochet, May 11, 2018Online
URL: https://ricochet.media/en/2200/will-trudeaus-pipeline-support-cost-him-the-next-election
‘We can't slow down’: Combatting activist burnout
These young activists won’t wait for their parents’ generation to save the planet
Amara Possian on Canada's Path to a Green New Deal
Canadian Campaign Blurs Party Lines to Thwart Conservatives
The ‘big experiment’ of voting strategically this election
Biography
Amara is a campaigner, educator, and facilitator with over a decade of experience building thriving organizations and helping people take collective action. She’s leads the Canada team at the global climate movement organization 350.org.
She has led some of Canada’s most impactful people-powered campaigns, using digital tools to engage and mobilize hundreds of thousands of people to win on issues and change governments. An experienced designer and facilitator, she has trained and coached thousands of activists around the world.
Possian is passionate about building political and grassroots leadership in service of tackling climate change, racism, and inequality. She was a participant in the 2022 Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference.