[fvc-wat-announce] Event Reminder: FVC Waterloo Chapter presents Dennis Pilon, Thursday, March 22, 7 PM

[Anita]

Hi Fair Vote Canada Waterloo supporters. Just a reminder about our event tomorrow night! Fair Vote Canada put this one through the national mailing program, and we'll have some special guests from Toronto, including Fair Vote Canada's Executive Director. Voting reform expert Dennis Pilon is going to talk about what we've learned in the past ten years trying to reform our electoral system, and how we can use those lessons to help us succeed. National polls over the past decade have shown that 60-70% of voters consistently want proportional representation. I don't think a the desire for that vote that elects someone and a Parliament that reflects how we voted has ever been as strong as it has been since May 2011. 

I hope you will join us tomorrow, and thanks for being a supporter of Fair Vote Canada Waterloo.

Anita

P.S. The Lyle S. Hallman School of Social Work is at 120 Duke Street West - directy facing the back of Kitchener City Hall.


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From: Fair Vote Canada 
To: Anita Nickerson 
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 3:15 AM
Subject: FVC Waterloo Chapter presents Dennis Pilon, Thursday, March 22, 7 PM

     

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            To all Fair Vote Canada supporters in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph:

            I hope you will all join us for our next event:


            Electoral Reform in Canada: Where Do We Go From Here?
            with Dennis Pilon

            Where: Lyle S. Hallman School of Social Work Auditorium
            When: Thursday March 22, 7 PM

            Dennis's talk will be followed by Q+A and discussion. 
            Free, everyone welcome, refreshments provided!

            Dr. Dennis Pilon is one of Canada's leading scholars on electoral reform and political change. He was one of the founders of Fair Vote Canada and has just moved back to Ontario from British Columbia. We are fortunate to have him coming to talk to us in Kitchener-Waterloo.

            Dennis will be addressing two questions that are key for those of us committed to achieving a vote that counts:


            1) What lessons have we learned from efforts to reform Canada's voting system over the last ten years?
            2) What does the movement for proportional representation need to do to achieve success?

            About Dennis:

            His research has focused primarily on issues of democratization and democratic reform in western countries in both contemporary and historical contexts.  In 2007 he published The Politics of Voting: Reforming Canada’s Electoral System.

            Over the past decade, Professor Pilon has done considerable public speaking and media work commenting on many aspects of politics with reporters from print, radio and television, particularly on topics relating to elections and political parties. He is presently a member of the National Advisory Board of Fair Vote Canada, a citizens’ group focused on gaining more proportional methods of voting for Canadian elections. He has also acted as a consultant on election issues for various legal firms, political parties, trade unions, community groups, and the Auditor General of Canada. 

            You can watch Dennis advocating for proportional representation during the British Columbia referendum:

            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4owD5HDldQ

            I'm looking forward to joining you in Waterloo for this event.


            Wayne Smith,
            Executive Director
            Fair Vote Canada

            For more information, contact Anita Nickerson, lanickerson at b2b2c.ca, 519-568-7655




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