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

[Bryn Ossington]

Hey Ari,
Im wondering if you attempted to contact Louise and if so how did it go?

Bryn


On 9/28/07, ARI DAIGEN <adaigen at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> I'd be happy to. I'll call her right now if you think that's a good
> idea--or
> do you think we should *meet*?
>
> Ari
>
> >From: "Angela Yenssen" <ayenssen at rogers.com>
> >Reply-To: FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
> ><fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org>
> >To: "'FVC Waterloo Region Discussion'" <
> fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org>
> >Subject: RE: [fvc-wat-disc] All-candidates debate mishap
> >Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:38:25 -0400
> >
> >I like Ari's idea of attempting to contact Louise Ervin to correct her
> >misunderstanding of the system.  Is anyone interested in taking on this
> >task?
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: fvc-wat-disc-bounces at listserv.thinkers.org
> >[mailto:fvc-wat-disc-bounces at listserv.thinkers.org] On Behalf Of Paul
> >Nijjar
> >Sent: September 27, 2007 10:37 PM
> >To: fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org
> >Subject: [fvc-wat-disc] All-candidates debate mishap
> >
> >
> >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
> >Next Referendum Info Session: Sept 18, 7pm
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