[fvc-wat-disc] More library news

[Les Kadar]

I realize that most may already know this but here goes anyway.
While it is vital to inform the general public, it is far more important to  impress upon our elected local officials that we need it adopted.
Why ?
Because it is they who will be making the decisions to accept or deny it from being implemented, not us.
People need to continually contact their elected officials and remind them that their future depends upon this change in how vote results are tabulated is a must.

As changes to the status quo are not generally acceptable, especially to anyone who has been in office for a decade or more, without serious public pressure for them to change, it will not happen.

So what I am saying is, educate the public to pressure their politicians to vote for change.
No vote no change.


Les Kadar
iPad email

> On Aug 5, 2016, at 9:44 PM, Jennifer Ross <2jennross at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> That's absolutely fantastic Paul!  Thank you for this work.
> 
>> On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 7:01 PM, Paul Nijjar <paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> I got some more news about library outreach today.
>> 
>> First, the good news: The Region of Waterloo library (which services
>> the townships) is potentially interested in having a couple of
>> electoral reform information sessions. Having only one FVC
>> representative is okay, but we must be clear about our biases up
>> front. The timing is towards the end of September, on a Tuesday,
>> Wednesday, or Thursday. They will get back to me with some potential
>> dates. The time is likely to be in the evening.
>> 
>> The format will be approximately the same as the KPL presentation: 45
>> minutes of presentation followed by 45 minutes of Q&A.
>> 
>> They are interested in having one presentation in Elmira (!) and one
>> in New Hamburg. I offered our services to other branches but I do not
>> think they are interested.
>> 
>> Do we have some people who are willing/able to do these information
>> sessions? Transportation is going to be an issue for some of us, I
>> fear. In the worst case I might be able to do something, but
>> transportation will definitely be an issue for me.
>> 
>> 
>> Next, the bad news: the Idea Exchange (aka Cambridge library system)
>> is not interested.
>> 
>> I have also contacted the WPL but have not heard back from them.
>> 
>> - Paul
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Electoral reform committee is happening! Submissions due Oct 7!
>> See http://fairvotewrc.ca for local events.
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> This is the fvc-wat-disc mailing list
>> Post a message: fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org
>> Unsubscribe: http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> No other Western democratic country concentrates as much political power in the hands of one person as Canada does with her Prime Minister.
> _______________________________________________
> This is the fvc-wat-disc mailing list
> Post a message: fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org
> Unsubscribe: http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://listserv.thinkers.org/pipermail/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org/attachments/20160805/543f02b5/attachment-0002.htm>