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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-weight:bold'>FAIR
VOTE <st1:country-region w:st="on">CANADA</st1:country-region> <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">WATERLOO</st1:City></st1:place> REGION CHAPTER
NEWSLETTER<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>ISSUE #2,
2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>CHAPTER AGM APRIL 28, 2008 AT 7:00
P.M.<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'> I hope to see
all of you at the Annual General Meeting for the chapter for 2008. <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>The AGM will be held on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 7:00
p.m. in the community room at the Zehrs Store at the Laurentian Power Centre, <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">750 Ottawa Street South</st1:address></st1:Street>
in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Kitchener</st1:City></st1:place>.</span></b>
Our guest speaker will be Dr. Brian Tanguay, chair of the political science
department at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wilfrid</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Laurier</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
Dr. Tanguay was an active member of our local Fair Vote <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> chapter during the
referendum campaign. He will be speaking at the AGM on the subject of
reflections on the referendum campaign and the way forward with electoral
reform in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></st1:place>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>In addition to Dr.
Tanguay’s presentation, we will have a brief business meeting in which we
will elect the board of the chapter for the coming year. I and a few
other board members intend to seek re-election but we still need a couple more
board members to have all the seats on the board filled. Please contact
me if you would like any information about the duties of a board member or to
find out more information about the AGM. I can arrange rides to the AGM
for anyone who has difficulty with transportation but would like to attend.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>I hope we will all come
together at the AGM to renew our chapter and move forward with the fight for a
better democracy. I look forward to ongoing communication with you
through this quarterly chapter newsletter but also welcome any suggestions you
have by phone or e-mail for improving our chapter.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>Angela Yenssen, Chair, Fair Vote <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:City></st1:place> Region
Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'><a href="mailto:ayenssen@rogers.com">ayenssen@rogers.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>(519) 747-3825<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>WELCOME TO NEW BOARD MEMBER<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>In response to the first
quarter newsletter for 2008, Neil Dietrich stepped forward to volunteer for the
local chapter board. Neil is currently completing his articling
requirements for becoming a lawyer in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></st1:place>.
His legal expertise and enthusiasm have already been a great benefit to the
operations of the board and will continue to benefit our work in future
assuming members choose to elect him to the board for 2008/2009 at the
AGM. Welcome aboard Neil! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>PROVINCIAL STRATEGY TEAM UPDATE<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'> There was an
article in the January newsletter informing you of Angela Yenssen’s membership
on a provincial strategy team for Fair Vote <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></st1:place>. The team concluded its work
in February. One of the major recommendations was the creation of an
annual autumn fair voting conference for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></st1:place>.
Watch for more information in the near future about the first provincial fair
voting conference to be held in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></st1:place>
in autumn 2008. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>A second significant
recommendation from the strategy team was the continuation of the separate Fair
Vote <st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State> provincial campaign as a
subsidiary of the broader Fair Vote <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> campaign. A new board
will be created for Fair Vote <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></st1:place>
and convene operations in May 2008. Each chapter executive in <st1:State
w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State> was asked to nominate an executive member to
serve as the chapter’s representative on the Fair Vote <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></st1:place> team. The Waterloo Region
executive nominated current chapter chair Angela Yenssen to serve as the local
chapter representative to the Fair Vote <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></st1:place>
board. Other chapter members will have an opportunity to run for election
to this position or to confirm Angela’s nomination to the position at the
AGM on April 28<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>NATIONAL UPDATE<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'> The annual
general meeting for the national Fair Vote <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>
organization will be held on Saturday, May 31<sup>st</sup> at <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Ryerson</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Toronto</st1:City></st1:place>.
Any chapter members interested in attending the AGM in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Toronto</st1:City></st1:place> can contact Angela Yenssen, current
chair of the local chapter, to arrange transportation if needed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><u><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>WATERLOO</span></font></u></st1:City></st1:place><u><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> REGION STRATEGY NEEDED</span></font></u><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'> The board
members of the Waterloo Region Chapter have formulated a local voting reform
strategy for the coming year. This strategy will be discussed at the AGM
and feedback from chapter members to improve the strategy would be greatly
appreciated. Let’s make 2008 a year in which we raise more support
for voting reform in Waterloo Region! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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