[fvc-wat-disc] Yesterday's visit with Marwan Tabbara, Liberal MP for Kitchener-South Hespeler

[Donald Fraser]

yes ... just signed up ... see you at Jean's 7pm wed jan 27 ... D

On 16 January 2016 at 12:53, Sharon Sommerville <sharonsommerville at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Hi Donald,
>
> You are so welcome.  Are you & Maureen able to come to Jean for the coffee
> and desert get together on the 27th.  It would be super to see you both
> again?
>
> Cheerio,
> S.
>
> On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 12:35 PM, Donald Fraser <donaldafraser at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the addresses!
>>
>> On 16 January 2016 at 11:39, Sharon Sommerville <
>> sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello FairVoting Friends,
>>>
>>> Yesterday, FVC-WR visited Marwan Tabbara, MP for Kitchener-South
>>> Hespeler.  We had an excellent discussion about the strengths of
>>> proportional representation and the issues with Alternative Vote (similar
>>> to FPTP but with ranked ballots).  Marwan listened respectfully and
>>> asked intelligent questions.  We greatly appreciated his openness to
>>> proportional representation and his willingness to research all electoral
>>> systems to determine the best electoral system for Canada.  The
>>> overwhelming evidence is in support of proportional representation so if
>>> the decision on what to replace FPTP is made based on evidence then
>>> 2019 will be our first fair election in 157 years!
>>>
>>> It was also clear to us in our conversation with both Raj and Marwan
>>>  that MPs need to hear from their constituents about which issues are
>>> important to them.  A quick email, phone call or better yet a visit from
>>> constituents can make all the difference in letting our MPs know that
>>> proportional representation is key to fair elections and a parliament that
>>> works for all Canadians.
>>>
>>> Here is the contact information for Waterloo Region MPs.
>>>
>>>
>>> Cambridge - Bryan May
>>> Generic email:  Bryan.May at parl.gc.ca
>>> Address:  534 Hespeler Road, Suite A4
>>> Cambridge
>>> Tel: 519 624 7440
>>> Constituency Assistant: Shelly Frissen
>>>
>>>
>>> Kitchener-South Hespeler - Marwan Tabbara
>>> Generic email: Marwan.Tabbara at parl.gc.ca
>>> Address:  153 Country Hills Drive, Suite 2A
>>> Kitchener
>>> Tel: Not Available
>>> Constituency Assistant: Liliana Araujo
>>>
>>> Kitchener-Conestoga - Harold Albrecht
>>> Generic email:  harold.albrecht at parl.gc.ca
>>> Address: 1187 Fischer-Halman, Unit 624
>>> Kitchener
>>> Phone: 519 578 3777
>>> Constituency Assistant:  Linda Fauteux
>>>
>>> Waterloo - Bardish Chagger
>>> Generic Email: bardish.chagger at parl.gc.ca
>>> Address:  22 King Street South, Unit 204*
>>> Waterloo
>>> Phone: Not Available
>>> Constituency Assistant: Sarah Milne
>>> *doors are open for people to drop in during regular business hours.
>>>
>>> Kitchener-Centre - Raj Saini
>>> Generic Email:  raj.saini at parl.gc.ca
>>> Address: corner of Lancaster & Frederick - not moved in
>>> Phone: Not Available
>>> Constituency Assistant:  Kelly Milne
>>>
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