[fvc-wat-disc] FVC Meetings With MPs Harold Albrecht and Bardish Chagger

[Bob Jonkman]

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Hi Donald: The Discussion Night officially starts at 7:00pm. I've made
the reservation at Egg Roll King for 6:00pm so we have some time to
eat dinner -- the ERK restaurant has only a two-wok kitchen, so food
tends to be served one dish at a time (unless we all order Almond Guy
Ding together, but that might overwhelm the kitchen too).

What: New Year's Discussion Night
When: Monday, 25 January 2016 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where: Egg Roll King Restaurant
Location: 85 Courtland Street East, Kitchener, Ontario
Map: http://osm.org/go/ZXnwS2JA--?m=&way=195517589
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1192768464071466/

There's parking around the corner on Peter Street in the school
parking lot.

If you're on Facebook it would be great if you could indicate you're
going.

See you Monday!

- --Bob.


On 20/01/16 04:47 PM, Donald Fraser wrote:
> what time is the egg-roll meeting?


>>> *From: *Sharon Sommerville *Sent: *Wednesday, January 20, 2016
>>> 3:00 PM *To: *fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org; 
>>> fvc-wat-announce at listserv.thinkers.org;
>>> FVCchapters at yahoogroups.com *Reply To: *FVC Waterloo Region
>>> Discussion *Subject: *[fvc-wat-disc] FVC Meetings With MPs
>>> Harold Albrecht and Bardish Chagger
>>> 
>>> Dear FairVoting Friends,
>>> 
>>> Yesterday, FVC-WR met with Harold Albrecht, MP for
>>> Kitchener-Conestoga. We had a very worthwhile discussion about
>>> his concerns regarding proportional representation.  Mr.
>>> Albrecht raised the size of ridings in reducing access of
>>> constituents to their MP, party control over candidates and the
>>> type of PR used in Israel.   We assured Mr. Albrecht that no
>>> one is recommending Israeli style PR for Canada and that a made
>>> in Canada PR solution must ensure accountability and open lists
>>> for candidate selection.  Mr. Albrecht stated that as long as
>>> we have a referendum on any new electoral system, he could live
>>> with the outcome.
>>> 
>>> Our many thanks to Mr. Albrecht for his time and a collegial
>>> discussion about electoral systems.  Mr. Albrecht will present
>>> our petition to Parliament.
>>> 
>>> This morning we met with the Honourable Bardish Chagger, MP
>>> for Waterloo.  Minister Chagger was very enthusiastic about the
>>> engagement process as we work toward electoral reform.  We
>>> spoke about the need for accurate information on electoral
>>> systems to ensure that Canadians are educated about the
>>> relevant electoral issues and can make informed choices without
>>> being swayed by opinion.   Minister Chagger wants to work with 
>>> our community and across party lines to ensure that education
>>> on electoral reform takes place in Waterloo Region.
>>> 
>>> Our many thanks to Minister Chagger for her time, support and
>>> agreeing to present our petition to Parliament.
>>> 
>>> If you want more information on PR, our next monthly meeting is
>>> this Monday, January 25th at the Egg Roll King, 85 Courtland in
>>> Kitchener. Please join us!
>>> 
>>> And, our power point presentation is nearly finished!  If you
>>> are part of any group that would like a presentation and
>>> discussion on electoral systems and specifically proportional
>>> representation, we would be happy to oblige.  Please be in
>>> touch!   We would like to thank Byron Weber-Becker for his
>>> outstanding work and the enormous amount of time it has taken
>>> to put our new presentation together.
>>> 
>>> All the best, Sharon Sommerville for FVC-WR

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