[fvc-wat-disc] One FPTP argument goes down in flames

[Kevin Smith]

First Past the Post keeps yahoos out of power? WRONG!

http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/full-comment/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/andrew-coyne-dont-blame-clinton-for-losing-she-got-the-most-votes

On Nov 9, 2016 1:49 AM, "Bob Jonkman" <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:

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Thanks to everyone who responded to the poll! It seems that a sense of
urgency won the day; the first available date of Thursday, 10 November
2016 was chosen to have our Strategy Meeting.

*What*: Fair Vote Waterloo Strategy Meeting, Fall 2016
*When*: Thursday, 10 November 2016 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
*Where*: Sharon Sommerville's dining room
*Location*: 85 Westmount Road South, Waterloo, Ontario
*Map*: http://osm.org/go/ZXna8VEB--?m=

Thanks to Sharon Sommerville for hosting! Street parking is available
on Douglas Street.

See you on Thursday!

Bob Jonkman,
Co-Chair, Fair Vote Waterloo


Poll: http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/choose-a-date-for-a-strategy-meeting/

Event:
http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/event/fair-vote-waterloo-strategy-meeting/


On 2016-11-03 06:20 PM, Bob Jonkman wrote:
> Hello Fair Voters:  There have been some alarming comments from
> both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Democratic
> Institutions Maryam Monsef that Canadians no longer need Electoral
> Reform because the Liberals have formed the government.
>
> There’s an urgent need to make a coordinated effort to address the
> Liberals’ backsliding on their election promise of electoral
> reform. We talked about this at the previous Discussion Night, and
> had scheduled a Strategy Meeting for Wednesday, 23 November 2016.
> Unfortunately, a significant number of people can’t make it for
> that date, and because of the urgency of this issue an earlier date
> was requested.
>
> Please use this poll to choose a date:
>
> http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/choose-a-date-for-a-strategy-meeting/
>
> If you can’t complete the poll you can e-mail me at
> bjonkman at sobac.com I’ll pick the date on Tuesday, 8 November 2016
> based on the plurality of the poll results.
>
> At the meeting we will discuss ways to combat the Liberals’
> misperception of Canadians’ overwhelming support for Electoral
> Reform:
>
> * Do we have a letter writing campaign to target Liberal MPs? * The
> ERRE committee? * Media? * Do we make phone calls? * Have
> individual meetings with MPs? * Have protest rallies?
>
> Thank you! –Bob Jonkman, Co-Chair, Fair Vote Waterloo
>
> - From the Discussion Mailing List:
>
>> It is critical that we create a powerful response that sends a
>> clear message about how upset & angry we are at this betrayal.
>> And how it will impact the next election!


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