[fvc-wat-disc] All-candidates debate mishap

[ARI DAIGEN]

Hi Everyone,

Sorry to write so much, but this one's in response to Paul's frustration at 
the debate.

I don't know what to say about the literature confiscation, but about Louise 
Ervin: I'm wondering if simply educating her might help? If her "careful 
study" left her that misinformed, maybe we could get her on the phone/meet 
with her (schedule permitting, I'd be happy to participate) and change her 
mind? And then...if we *did* change her mind, ideally we'd get that out 
publicly. *That* part I'm not quite sure how to do. Any suggestions? Am I 
being overly optimistic?

Ari

>From: Paul Nijjar <paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca>
>Reply-To: FVC Waterloo Region Discussion 
><fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org>
>To: fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org
>Subject: [fvc-wat-disc] All-candidates debate mishap
>Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:36:46 -0400 (EDT)
>
>
>So I went down to Grey Silo golf course (!?) tonight to attend the
>K-W all-candidates meeting and put out our literature. We were *not*
>permitted to put out literature on the literature table. I was given
>the reason that it was "not neutral" and that they would accept only
>neutral (i.e. Referendum Ontario) material there. (Because, you know,
>it's a debate. There's no place for partisan material at an
>ALL-CANDIDATES MEETING.)
>
>To add insult to injury, they *confiscated* the black OCA books that
>another candidate (Judy Greenwood-Speers) had included with her other
>campaign literature. Those were not our OCA books. Judy had ordered
>them for her own campaign.
>
>In other news, Liberal candidate Louise Ervin said that she had
>carefully studied the proposal and did not like it because the 30
>(sic) list MPPs would be appointed and not elected, and because the
>number of elected (i.e. riding) MPPs would go down to 90. That's
>right. A candidate for our riding studied the proposal so thoroughly
>that she did not get the number of seats correct. (That's not a slam
>against the Liberals. It's a slam against the level of education
>around this issue, which the Record is doing its best to stymie.)
>
>If you don't believe me about the referendum literature confiscation,
>ask Adam Glauser.
>
>If you don't believe me about Ervin, watch the debate (which the
>Record may publish online).
>
>I don't know what to do about this. I am thoroughly frustrated.
>
>- Paul
>
>
>--
>Paul Nijjar  http://www.fairvotecanada.org/WaterlooRegion
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