[fvc-wat-disc] democratic and electoral reform

[Paul Schellenberg]

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:

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> 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
> 
> 
> Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com>          Phone: +1-519-635-9413
> Candidate  for the Green Party of Canada in  Kitchener-Conestoga
> https://bobjonkmangpc.ca/       mailto:bob.jonkman at greenparty.ca
> Vote for the person  who will best represent you in your riding!
> 
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> 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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