[fvc-wat-disc] democratic and electoral reform

[doug moen]

Thanks for organizing this.
Monday, 23 November works better for me.

On 12 November 2015 at 10:18, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:

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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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