[fvc-wat-disc] A letter re electoral reform from SeánOS

[Sharon Sommerville]

Sean,

You are amazing.  And, that is not plamas (sorry, I don't know where to
find those nice glyphs).  Thank you for sending those sentiments and ideas
to Minister Gould on this rather dark day.

Keeping hope alive today is the knowledge that 800 buses wheeled into
Washington bringing well wishers to Trump's inauguration and that tomorrow,
3000 buses will arrive in Washington bringing people to stand together for
justice, equality, inclusion & tolerance.

Might you have contacted Raj or Bardish at anytime since their election to
speak to them about electoral reform?

Warm regards,
Sharon

On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Anita Nickerson <anitann88 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks, Sean! Your letters are among the most intriguing ones!
>
> Anita
>
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 11:47 AM, Jennifer Ross <2jennross at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Really great letter, Sean!  My sentiments exactly this morning.
>>
>> Jenn
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Sean OS <fifthprovince at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The Honorable Karina Gould M.P.
>>>
>>> Minister of Democratic Institutions
>>>
>>> House of Commons
>>>
>>> Ottawa, ON  K1A 0A6
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> January 20, 2017
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Minister Gould,
>>>
>>> Congratulations on your appointment to the most important post in the
>>> present parliament. This is not *plámás** - it is *not* ‘empty
>>> flattery’ or ‘ingratiating talk’. It is a serious and sincere expression of
>>> hope and trust. I am writing this in the morning of Friday January 20, 2017
>>> – a day in which much of our attention is inclined to focus down south on
>>> Disunited Distopia and what is expected to be a cacotopia **circus. It is a
>>> possible foretaste of what could happen in Canada.
>>>
>>>
>>> Unless, of course, you do a Trojan job - for which you are noted - on
>>> reforming our electoral system. When our Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau (In
>>> 1971, I celebrated the Eucharist for his parents on their honeymoon in
>>> Tobago), whispered in French some months ago that he didn’t think people
>>> were that keen on electoral reform, he betrayed the trust and hope that so
>>> many of us had for this very thing if he was elected; and he promised it!
>>>
>>>
>>> So please do not just give us platitudes that may be placating for the
>>> non-plebs and the impious ears of the self-clowned Emperor of Amerikay. Let
>>> Canada continue to be a beacon of benevolence and constitutional democracy;
>>> and not pander, nor be a hostage, to the friendly fascism being bequeath to
>>> our brethren “South of the Border” but certainly not “… down Mexico Way”.
>>> We do believe in you … at this moment.
>>>
>>>
>>> Keep the momentum going.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>>
>>> Seán O’Seasnáin
>>>
>>>
>>> References:
>>>
>>> * It means: 'Pay no attention to his flattery.' Don't and mind were
>>> merged, so the phrase sounded like /do:'maɪndɪz 'plɔ:mɔ:sən/. Plámás
>>> /'plɔ:mɔ:s/ ['plaw-mawse'] is an Irish noun and verb used in
>>> Hiberno-English; it means empty flattery, ingratiating talk, disingenuous
>>> praise. https://www.google.ie/#q=pl%C3%A1m%C3%A1s+meaning
>>>
>>> ** Cacotopia (κακό, caco = bad) meaning “a cataclysmic decline in
>>> society” and was the term used by Jeremy Bentham in his 19th century works
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystopia
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------
>>>
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>>> Postal Address
>>>
>>> Cell Phone Number
>>>
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>> the hands of one person as Canada does with her Prime Minister.
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