[fvc-wat-disc] Who gets Electoral Reform?

[Jon Bathmaker]

Good one Laurel.  Justin, Freeland, Hadju and Karina Gold are beaming 
down.  Guess who's not coming back.


On 1/10/2017 2:59 PM, Laurel L. Russwurm wrote:
> I expect the PR ministry is roughly equivalent to Star Trek red 
> shirts.  Having a new wetter-behind-the-ears rookie suggests another 
> one they can throw under the bus.
>
> Moving Dion out of government means another PR vote is gone too.
>
> That said, I'd love to come to any meetings/events so I can get her 
> photo for Wikipedia & blogging.
>
> Regards,
> Laurel
>
>
> On 01/10/2017 11:38 AM, Jennifer Ross wrote:
>> The new Minister is Karina Gould.  According to FVC (Kelly),
>> "Positive before election, met with volunteers, didn't say much 
>> except party line, event with FVC would be conflict of interest.
>> Yes to principle of PR on questionnaire. Visited Feb 2016 now has no 
>> opinion, some interest"
>>
>> Poli-Sci from McGill (surprise, surprise - probably on debating team 
>> with Butts, Mendolsohn and Robert Sampson).
>> Very young and inexperienced.
>>
>> She won her riding by 2450 votes
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karina_Gould 
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karina_Gould>
>>
>> This is from me now.  Burlington is good for FVCs Peel Guelph and KW 
>> to gang up on, if we've a mind to do so--also coming from 
>> International Development might give us a leg up.  And she's young 
>> and married to a Mexican so the Trump thing might scare her into 
>> liking popular vote more plus youth are more amenable to PR in 
>> general.  But, we'll have to wait and see if that does anything.  
>> Maryam was on the bandwagon to begin with, too.
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 9:37 AM, Sharon Sommerville 
>> <sharonsommerville at gmail.com <mailto:sharonsommerville at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Thanks for the news Eleanor.
>>
>>     Whom ever get Democratic Institutions will bring a message as to
>>     the direction this is going.
>>
>>     And, strategy meeting tomorrow night, 85 Westmount Rd. South (sw
>>     cor. of Westmount and Douglas).  Parking on Douglas.
>>
>>     Have a great day all!
>>
>>     Sharon
>>
>>     On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 7:19 AM, Eleanor Grant
>>     <eleanor7000 at gmail.com <mailto:eleanor7000 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         Cabinet shuffle day.
>>
>>         Not a surprise that JT is planning to move Maryam Monsef out
>>         of this portfolio. But who can take it up?
>>
>>         I sure wish he'd give it to Stephane Dion! Besides him, what
>>         Liberals are interested in electoral reform?
>>
>>         Eleanor
>>
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