Leadnow
Canadian non-profit independent citizens' advocacy organization
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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] According to the BBC, the campaign utilized flash mob tactics to engage unregistered voters with "vote mobs".[7] 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".[8][9]
After the 2015 election, Leadnow supporters campaigned to change the voting system from first-past-the-post to some form of proportional representation.[10] 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"[11] in February 2017.[12]
