[fvc-wat-disc] Letters to the Editor Needed
Jon Bathmaker
jon.bathmaker at gmail.com
Fri Feb 3 22:52:07 EST 2017
I think we should choose the one that makes them look the worst. With
that criterion BETRAYAL seems to be the winner.
Best,
Jon
On 2/3/2017 10:45 PM, Anita Nickerson wrote:
> Which do you like better for the hat?
>
> REAL LIES or REAL BETRAYAL
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 10:30 PM, Sharon Sommerville
> <sharonsommerville at gmail.com <mailto:sharonsommerville at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> We are going to have to do a lot of writing in the coming weeks.
> Please remember that you don't have to write the letters, another
> person can write if you can submit or you can write a letter and
> have someone else submit it. We need writers and submitters.
>
> Thanks to Donald for an excellent response to Ms. Smith's
> article. We need one more. Can someone volunteer to write and or
> submit a response to Ms. Smith's article? It would need to be
> submitted by Sunday evening
>
> We need a supportive letter for Luisa's article. Is there someone
> who can write/submit it. This one should be easy. Again, it
> should be in by Sunday pm.
>
> We need at least two responses to today's editorial. One should be
> from FVC-WR which I can draft and send round to our bd. members so
> we need one more. Any takers? Again, you can write but not
> submit or offer to submit but not write.
>
> A march to Raj's office from KCH would be doable. Someone could
> book an appointment with him (underhanded yes, but the gloves are
> off) and we could arrive with the toque which has been modified to
> read: REAL LIES or REAL BETRAYAL (that's still the plan, isn't
> it?). I have a pair of Liberal socks which I no longer need.
> Gummie rats (sealed in plastic about 3oz.) can be purchased on
> line. I was thinking of sending one of the pair to Trudeau filled
> with gummie rats, be happy to make up another one to give to Raj.
>
> Here are the rats:
> https://www.jellybelly.com/gummi-pet-rat/p/5148
> <https://www.jellybelly.com/gummi-pet-rat/p/5148>
>
> Personally not in favour of the coffin as it has been used to
> death (!) for all kinds of causes but lots of signs, and a media
> alert and facebooking etc. Plus it would be fun.
>
> Happy to start up a "I will not vote for you again" petition at
> all our upcoming events, give a focus to our summer festival tables.
>
> And, my home will be open for a meeting this Monday at 7 pm for
> anyone who wants to come to plan the next few months.
>
> Onward!
> Sharon
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 7:34 PM, arthurd23 arthurd23
> <arthurd23 at bell.net <mailto:arthurd23 at bell.net>> wrote:
>
> Lots of letters to the editor in The Star and Globe.
>
> There was also a consensus with almost all of them castigating
> Trudeau.
>
> One opposing view - The Record editorial. Surprise!!!
>
> Do we have some letters being sent to The Record?
>
> Dave A
>
>> ---------- Original Message ----------
>> From: Donald Fraser <donaldafraser at gmail.com
>> <mailto:donaldafraser at gmail.com>>
>> Date: February 3, 2017 at 12:15 PM
>>
>>
>> I'll pick the negative one ... just love a scrap ... so
>> here's my response
>>
>> ======================================================
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Editor,
>>
>>
>> Re: The political fallout of breaking a promiseby Joanna
>> Smith_Feb3_2017
>>
>> Ms Smith asks, “But what of the majority of Canadians? Do
>> they care? Does it matter?” in reference to Electoral Reform
>> (ER).
>>
>> It matters. In our system of First Past the Post (FPTP),
>> votes cast for a Green candidate, for example, who loses are
>> useless. The Planet-caring, environmentally conscious,
>> politically aware voters in the particular riding have no say
>> in Ottawa. A certain percentage of all Canadians want Green
>> objectives to be part of the laws of Canada.
>>
>> It matters because these environmentalists should have their
>> say in the structure of government. In a proportional system,
>> for instance, every vote counts to obtain the same percentage
>> of seats for a party as the party received in the national
>> vote count.
>>
>> It matters because they may not vote in the next election,
>> knowing that their votes won’t count.
>>
>> I matters because, due to discouragement, they may cease to
>> engage in the political discussion and the environment will
>> suffer for it.
>>
>> Later Smith states, “Then there is a much larger group that
>> knows little and cares less about ER” in reference to the
>> Canadian electorate at large.
>>
>> “... knows little and cares less ... “ is simply cause and
>> effect. Unfortunately, it is difficult to excite the
>> electorate about ER possibilities when they “know little”.
>> Attempts to educate the public about ER are generally
>> regarded as “election activity” which annoys citizens between
>> elections. To be fair there is a small percentage which does
>> respond with enthusiasm.
>>
>> New Zealand (NZ) solved the problem by having a trial run at
>> Mixed Member PR (MMPR) for four terms. The electorate was
>> educated by experience and when consulted after the trial,
>> voted for MMPR over the former FPTP system. Their experience
>> demonstrates that an educated public will choose a
>> proportional alternative to our antiquated and unfair FPTP
>> which wastes the votes of any citizen whose local candidate
>> did not win in their riding.
>>
>> Germany has practiced MMPR since WW2. The resulting stable
>> form of coalition government has allowed Germans to become
>> the master long term planners we recognize them for. They
>> avoid the 'Policy Pendulum' in which false majority
>> governments cancel, at great expense to the taxpayer, the
>> projects of the preceding government. Rather each new
>> government improves and supports policies of the previous
>> government.
>>
>> Yours Truly,
>>
>> Donald A Fraser,
>>
>> 184 Forsyth Drive,
>>
>> Waterloo, Ontario,
>>
>> N2L-1A2
>>
>>
>> 519-576-9210 <tel:%28519%29%20576-9210>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2 February 2017 at 23:02, Sharon Sommerville <
>> sharonsommerville at gmail.com
>> <mailto:sharonsommerville at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello FairVoting Friends,
>>
>> Two great articles in today's Record for us to respond to:
>>
>> http://www. therecord.com/news-
>> story/7100196-the-political- fallout-of-breaking-a-promise/
>>
>> http://www. therecord.com/ opinion-story/7098054-d-
>> amato- broken-promise-may-haunt- liberals/
>>
>> We should capitalize on these articles with letters to
>> the editor. A couple of letters in response to each
>> letter would be wonderful. Any number would be great.
>>
>> Have sent the request out to our larger discussion list
>> as some new names would be helpful!
>>
>> Let me know if you can take either of these on.
>>
>> With thanks,
>> Sharon
>>
>>
>>
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