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

[Sharon Sommerville]

That is super news Dave!  Great work!

Really hoping to be able to see the video of our town hall before you speak
with Luisa.  That will ensure we are on solid ground with the straw vote as
memories can be faulty.

One message that we can convey is that the Liberal promise was airtight,
2015 will be the last election using FPTP and the minister has been buying
wiggle room since the spring. And 63% of Cdns. voted for a party that
supports ending FPTP. The LPC was elected to lead, there is broad support
for change, to make our electoral system fair and equitable, their job is
to provide the leadership to make that happen.  Similar to the national
debate on universal medicare or the abolition of capital punishment.  There
wasn't universal support for either public policy change but the
governments of the day (Pearson & Trudeau) exercised remarkable leadership
and we are a better nation for it.

Politics does make for strange bedfellows.

Kind regards,
Sharon

On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 6:27 PM, Dave Arthur <arthurd23 at bell.net> wrote:

> Luisa is dismayed by Monsef’s comments as are we and plans to write about
> it this week.
> She is interested in comments from us and I plan to meet with her.
> I would like to receive any comments you can send my way.
> The problems in concise form would be best.
> Do we know for sure what the picture has been at all the meetings across
> the country?
> And the business of the straw votes?
> Dave
>
> *From:* Sharon Sommerville
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 27, 2016 12:08 PM
> *To:* FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
> *Subject:* Re: [fvc-wat-disc] Monsef on CBC The House
>
> 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>
> 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
>>
>> Segment starts at apx 22:22
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> Eleanor
>>
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