[fvc-wat-disc] Xmas cards

[Jennifer Ross]

That is an outstanding letter, David Arthur!  They are likely gathering up
all the "Hepburn" letters for posting next week :)

On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Anita Nickerson <anitann88 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yes, it was great to see so many letters in the Star!
>
> On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 12:15 PM, Dave Arthur <arthurd23 at bell.net> wrote:
>
>> The Star had 24 letters about the electoral reform issue today, the
>> majority of them pro-PR.
>> https://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editors/2016/
>> 12/10/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-must-keep-pledge-on-
>> electoral-reform.html
>> They haven’t included mine and I haven’t received acknowledgement of it
>> by them although I sent it several days ago.
>> Maybe picking on one of their columnists is a no-no.
>> Here is my response to Hepburn’s column.
>> Dave A
>>
>>
>> Hepburn’s Arguments Ill-Conceived
>>
>> Bob Hepburn says changing our voting system is a bad idea.  But 88% of
>> the witnesses and briefs submitted by Canadians who have studied the issue
>> say we need proportional representation, the system used by 90% of other
>> developed democracies in the world.  What do those countries know that
>> Hepburn doesn’t?  PR countries typically have more stable, longer
>> lasting governments, better representation for all citizens, more
>> cooperation and consensus, less partisan bitterness, longer range planning,
>> less policy lurch, better voter turnouts, and sincere rather than strategic
>> voting.  Systems using multi-member or larger ridings with additional
>> MPs give constituents more, not less contact with representatives.  Candidate
>> lists adding proportional MPs can be open and ranked by voters adding more
>> democracy, not less.  Canada is almost alone with its unfair version of
>> democracy. Friends in countries with PR can’t believe we have stayed with a
>> system where votes are not equal and too many do not count toward
>> representation.
>>
>> *From:* Jennifer Ross
>> *Sent:* Saturday, December 10, 2016 12:54 AM
>> *To:* FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
>> *Subject:* Re: [fvc-wat-disc] Xmas cards
>>
>> This is great, Eleanor!
>>
>> Could I also request a plug for www.mycanadiandemocracy.ca, to help in
>> answering the survey for a proportional outcome?
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 12:15 AM, Eleanor Grant <eleanor7000 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
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