[fvc-wat-disc] The Government Wants To Know!

[Paul Nijjar]

Thanks for the update, Laurel. This is important news.

Is FVC doing anything to make sure there is going to be good
representation at these stops from people sympathetic to PR?

I agree that some of the stops are weird, but the selection does not
look completely out of whack. That Iqaluit stop is awful expensive,
though.

Would it make sense for a group from Waterloo Region to attend the
Toronto committee meeting?

Has anybody gotten word of when this mysterious meeting with Minister
Monsef will be held? (Watch it be Sept 8 out of spite.) 

- Paul 


On Wed, Aug 03, 2016 at 03:22:42PM -0400, Laurel L. Russwurm wrote:
> It certainly looks as though the ERRE Committee will NOT be stopping
> in Waterloo Region:
> 
>    It was agreed, — That, in relation to the study of viable alternate
>    voting systems, mandatory voting and online voting, the following
>    travel budgets be adopted:
> 
>    • Regina (SK), St-Pierre Jolys (MB), Winnipeg (MB), Toronto (ON),
>    Québec (QC), and Joliette (QC): $ 137,111.80
> 
>    • Whitehorse (YT), Victoria (BC), Vancouver (BC), LeDuc (AB),
>    Yellowknife(NT): $ 162,667.05
> 
>    • Montréal (QC), St. John’s (NL), Halifax (NS), Charlottetown (PE),
>    Fredericton (NB) $ 130,711.80
> 
>    • Iqaluit ((NU) $ 109 517.50.
> 
>    It was agreed, — That, should the Board of Internal Economy adopt
>    these budgets, the Analysts and the Clerks, in consultation with the
>    Chair, prepare a news release for publication on the Committee’s
>    website, announcing the cities that will be visited.
> 
>    It was agreed, — That, the Committee hire two (2) research
>    assistants for the period of June 21 to December 1, 2016, for a
>    total amount not to exceed $ 58,300.00.
> 
>    It was agreed, — That, a proposed budget in the amount of $
>    80,250.00 for the study of electoral reform be adopted.
> 
> http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=e&Mode=1&Parl=42&Ses=1&DocId=8396591
>