[fvc-wat-disc] democratic and electoral reform

[Bob Jonkman]

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Hi all! At the planning meeting this past Monday the idea of regular
meetings for education, discussion and general interest was
well-received.  I suggest meetings on a Monday or Tuesday of the last
week of the month (excluding December, which is plenty busy already).

For the first Fair Vote Waterloo Discussion Night people have asked to
see the "standard" presentation that we give to schools, service
clubs, &c.  I've volunteered to start the meeting with that
presentation, and then we can discuss updating it with new material
from the recent election.

Would people prefer to meet on Monday, 23 November, or on Tuesday, 24
November? Let me know by the end of the week, and I'll book a venue
with a meeting room and a projector or screen.

- --Bob.


On 09/10/15 01:23 PM, Paul Schellenberg wrote:
> I am happy to wait until the dust of this election settles before
> we meet.
> 
> Paul On Oct 9, 2015, at 12:45 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com>
> wrote:
> 
> Hi all: Fair Vote Waterloo has not held regular meetings for 
> discussion amongst members, but I think that's a great idea!
> 
> Generally, we've held meetings to organize activities, such as the 
> information tables at festivals and public events.  Naturally,
> since we're all political wonks we're a bit busy with the Electoral
> Reform all-candidate meetings we're holding in each electoral
> district for the general election.  We're intending to hold two
> more, one for Kitchener South--Hespeler and one in Cambridge. We're
> still looking for an accessible low-cost venue, so if anyone knows
> of something in the south-Kitchener or Cambridge area please let us
> know!
> 
> We're also hosting a post-election public event called "How to win 
> Proportional Representation", conducted by Paul Nijjar, to be held
> at 7:00pm on Wednesday, 28 October 2015 at St. John's Kitchen, 97 
> Victoria St. N. (corner of Weber St). Aside from the discussion at
> the event itself, I'm sure there will be some people who go to a
> local beverage establishment afterwards to have more lengthy
> discussions.
> 
> http://fairvotewrc.ca/event/how-to-win-proportional-representation/
>
> 
> 
> Doug, Paul: Do you want to have some discussion sessions sooner, 
> perhaps before the election? If so, pick a date and a handy coffee 
> shop, restaurant or maker space where we can gather, and I'll 
> certainly come out to talk politics!
> 
> --Bob. Co-chair of FairvoteWRC
> 
> 
> On 09/10/15 11:01 AM, Paul Schellenberg wrote:
>>>> I would be interested in joining a group to discuss
>>>> democratic and electoral reform.
>>>> 
>>>> I do not support ranked ballots.
>>>> 
>>>> Paul Schellenberg
>>>> 
>>>> On Oct 9, 2015, at 10:43 AM, doug moen <doug at moens.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> With the election coming up, I've done a lot of thinking
>>>>> about democratic and electoral reform in Canada, and I'm
>>>>> looking for a group of people to discuss this with. Fair
>>>>> Vote Waterloo looks like a good place to start. This group
>>>>> has no meetings scheduled, so is the mailing list the best
>>>>> place to have a conversation? I would also be interested in
>>>>> getting together with a group of people to have a
>>>>> discussion, either by organizing a meeting, or joining some
>>>>> group who is already doing this.
>>>>> 
>>>>> This group seems focused on proportional representation as
>>>>> the best way to reform the electoral system. Not sure how
>>>>> you all feel about the ranked ballot? I'm also more
>>>>> generally interested in democratic reform: ending the
>>>>> dictatorship of the PMO and giving power back to our
>>>>> elected representatives in the house of parliament.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Doug Moen.


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