[fvc-wat-disc] Column by Geoffrey Stevens

[Jennifer Ross]

No, I don't know of this forum poll.  But if they have something to hang
their hat on, okay then.

On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:52 AM, Anita Nickerson <anitann88 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Remember as soon as Trudeau canned PR they paid I think it was Forum to
> run a poll asking if people "supported the government to retain voting
> procedures" or something like that and most said yes, then the government
> MPs went around saying people like FPTP. That's probably where he's getting
> his information, just like they wanted. Yes, ask for his sources :)
>
> Anita
>
> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 8:29 AM, David Dolson <ddolson at golden.net> wrote:
>
>> I am writing to him.
>>
>>
>> -Dave
>> *From: *Anita Nickerson
>> *Sent: *Tuesday, August 8, 2017 1:45 AM
>> *To: *FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
>> *Reply To: *FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
>> *Subject: *[fvc-wat-disc] Column by Geoffrey Stevens
>>
>> https://www.therecord.com/opinion-story/7490755-time-for-
>> trudeau-to-get-back-to-work/
>>
>> When somebody says something that you can 100% objectively verify is
>> untrue, can we not ask for some kind of correction?
>>
>>
>> *the largest number said they thought they preferred the existing
>> first-past-the-post system, perhaps with tweaks. *
>>
>> This columnist has not even looked at the report of the ERRE, showing 87%
>> of the public were for PR. He obviously heard what some Liberal MP said and
>> took that as a fact. Which is exactly what they want - to rewrite history
>> so everybody thinks that's what came out of the report.
>>
>> Here are stats from the ERRE: http://www.fairvote.ca/strong-mandate/
>>
>> Anita
>>
>>
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