[fvc-wat-disc] Monsef on CBC The House

[Jon Bathmaker]

Hi Jenn,

Let me see, I gather that 1800 ex-pats voted for extending the franchise 
to them.  and abut 19K voted for electoral reform. OK.  Where did the 
numbers come from.

Best,

Best,
Jon
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On 11/27/2016 12:25 PM, Jennifer Ross wrote:
> I must also be remembered that "We heard loud and clear from ex-pats 
> that they are watching what's happening in this country, that they 
> still have a stake here and we're extending the franchise to them"  
> Just as a reminder, ex-pats were watching what's happening in this 
> country to the tune of 1,828 voted for that platform promise.  
> Electoral Reform got 15,874.
>
> On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 12:08 PM, Sharon Sommerville 
> <sharonsommerville at gmail.com <mailto:sharonsommerville at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks for sharing Monsef's interview Eleanor.
>
>     Reading the Waterloo Region town hall report, one could see why
>     Monsef would say that there was no consensus for change which was
>     part of her message in this interview.  If the WR report was
>     indicative of other MP town hall reports then we have a self
>     fulfilling process.
>
>     She stated that she heard from passionate folks supporting PR &
>     FPTP.  I have attended 4 consultation meetings: three town halls
>     and one ERRE committee open mic meeting.  There was no strong
>     support for FPTP at any of those meetings.  All meetings were in
>     SW Ont. or Toronto, so that may bias the views.
>
>     She stated that FVC's statement that the straw vote at the
>     beginning of each of her town halls didn't included a vote on PR. 
>     We have our town hall on video & I would like to review that
>     segment of the meeting. Don't know if it is on our website yet, if
>     not I will be in touch with Laurel to see if we can take a look at
>     the section of the meeting. I remember the straw poll but don't
>     recall if there was a vote on PR or if it was simply for a more
>     general electoral system change. Does anyone else have a clear
>     memory of the vote?
>
>     One thing that she didn't confirm was the strong, clear and
>     definitive policy that all Liberal MPs campaigned on.  That seems
>     to be forgotten.
>
>     We should write to The House to remind the Liberals of
>     their campaign promise.
>
>     Thanks again Eleanor, very interesting and a great help!
>
>     Cheers,
>     Sharon
>
>     On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 8:49 AM, Eleanor Grant
>     <eleanor7000 at gmail.com <mailto:eleanor7000 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         10-minute interview with host Chris Hall, Sat Nov 26:
>
>         http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thehouse/catherine-mckenna-on-her-green-blueprint-and-dealing-with-trump-1.3868982?autoplay=true
>         <http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thehouse/catherine-mckenna-on-her-green-blueprint-and-dealing-with-trump-1.3868982?autoplay=true>
>
>         Segment starts at apx 22:22
>
>         What do you think?
>
>         Eleanor
>
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