[fvc-wat-announce] The Election Has Been Called So It's Game On

[Sharon Sommerville]

Hello Fair Voting Friends,

The unofficial election campaign is now official, Parliament has been
dissolved, the election is underway and we will go to the polls on Monday,
October 19th.

This is going to be the most important election in a generation and it's
expected to be a close one.  It is estimated that this election will be won
in ten swing ridings and by a few thousand voters in those ridings.  Here
in Waterloo Region, Kitchener-Centre and Waterloo are swing ridings.

The most important thing each of us can do is to vote and encourage
nonvoters of voting age to vote for candidates who support proportional
representation. When candidates come to your door, ask them their positions
on electoral reform and their commitment to ensuring fair & equitable
elections. A government that works for all Canadians starts with a fair
electoral system.

FVC-WR will be hosting All Candidates Meetings in all five  Waterloo Region
ridings. Details on each meeting will be announced soon.  Help is always
welcome so if you would like to get involved with organizing the All
Candidates Meeting in your riding, please be in touch.

FVC will be issuing report cards on each candidate's position on electoral
reform and proportional representation.  We will send the report cards out
soon as well.  They will be helpful as you make a decision on whom to
support on October 19th.

Voter ID requirements have changed. Your voter ID card is not longer
acceptable ID. Go to: www.elections.ca/home and click on Everything a Voter
Should Know to make sure you are registered to vote and have the correct ID.

Let's send MP's back to Ottawa who will work to make this the last unfair
election.

Best regards,
Sharon Sommerville
for FVC -WR
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