[fvc-wat-disc] Xmas cards

[Donald Fraser]

Thanks, Dave ... great letter!

On 10 December 2016 at 14:42, Jennifer Ross <2jennross at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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-elec
>>> toral-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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