[fvc-wat-disc] Motion to Concur with Election Reform Committee Report

Sat May 6 22:05:18 EDT 2017

FYI, the scheduled date for the motion to be discussed in the House is Wed.
May 31st.

On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 9:59 PM, Anita Nickerson <anitann88 at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's a good idea to make a copy of everything just in case for one day -
> because I am paranoid. They had the educational site about the
> consultations. They archived that but before they did they erased sentences
> about why FPTP needs to go. Like, if they delete that, the problem no
> longer exists.
>
> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 9:52 PM, Laurel L. Russwurm <laurel.l at russwurm.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I don't know about the archiving concern... the ERRE links I have are
>> active:
>>
>> Home Page
>> http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/ERRE
>>
>> Meetings
>> http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/ERRE/Meetings
>>
>> Work
>> http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/ERRE/Work
>>
>> *STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY IN CANADA: PRINCIPLES, PROCESS AND PUBLIC
>> ENGAGEMENT FOR ELECTORAL REFORM *
>> http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?
>> Language=e&Mode=1&Parl=42&Ses=1&DocId=8655791
>>
>> Members
>> http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/ERRE/Members?membershipOn=2016-08-12
>>
>> If there is concern it will disappear, might it be an idea to download it
>> so if it does disappear FVC can host a mirror?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Laurel
>>
>>
>>
>> On 05/06/2017 04:25 PM, Anita Nickerson wrote:
>>
>> I doubt it will be there. They've archived that whole committee in hopes
>> it disappears.
>>
>> I agree about calling it the Keep Your Promise motion, even though
>> technically of course it will be called something like "motion to concur
>> with..."
>>
>> Anita
>>
>> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 2:35 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
>>
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>>> I expect that further happenings about the ERRE Report will be listed
>>> on the website at
>>>
>>> http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/ERRE/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=9
>>> 013025
>>>
>>> The report is officially entitled "Strengthening Democracy in Canada :
>>> Principles, Process and Public Engagement for Electoral Reform" --
>>> what you said about marketing!
>>>
>>> - --Bob.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2017-05-06 01:52 PM, Jay Judkowitz wrote:
>>> > That would work for me :-)  I hope Mr. Cullen puts his marketing
>>> > hat on. He needs to make this easy for the press to cover and for
>>> > readers to digest.
>>> >
>>> > On May 6, 2017 1:45 PM, "Jennifer Ross" <2jennross at gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Keep your Promise?
>>> >>
>>> >> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 1:22 PM, Jay Judkowitz
>>> >> <judkowitz at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> I'm worried about public visibility on this. "Motion to Concur
>>> >>> with Election Reform Committee Report" shows up in 0 searches
>>> >>> in news.google.ca and on twitter
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Is there some popular (and digestible) name for this that we
>>> >>> can mail and tweet about and talk to neighbors about?  How
>>> >>> would the average Canadian citizen know this is happening and
>>> >>> that they can still influence the outcome?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 12:54 PM, Donald Fraser
>>> >>> <donaldafraser at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> Nathan Cullen, in his recent gathering at KPL re the
>>> >>>> Parliamentary vote on his "Motion to Concur with Election
>>> >>>> Reform Committee Report", indicated that he had 20 'target'
>>> >>>> Liberal MPs who, in his opinion, might vote to concur.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> However, for reasons of his own, he did not want to reveal
>>> >>>> his list ... maybe because he would be breaking one or many
>>> >>>> confidences.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I wanted to reach out to those 'target' MPs to encourage them
>>> >>>> to vote their conscience, so today I have started to send the
>>> >>>> following Email to all non-Cabinet MPs (assuming none of them
>>> >>>> are on his target list and might be alarmed at its content)
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Since the last mailout, I have had to update the mailing list
>>> >>>> I sent you with all the changes in the Liberal Caucus. I have
>>> >>>> attached this new list in case you want to use it. (.doc and
>>> >>>> .pdf)
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> cheers, Don
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> ===============================
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Hello (Liberal MPname),
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I am writing to you concerning a coming motion in Parliament
>>> >>>> to “concur” with the Report of the Electoral Reform (ER)
>>> >>>> Committee. Traditionally such a vote has always been a free
>>> >>>> vote.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Voting to concur will allow the subject of ER to regain
>>> >>>> Parliamentary attention. 88% of the contributors to the ER
>>> >>>> process recommended Proportional Representation (PR) as
>>> >>>> Canada’s new means of choosing its MPs.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I am asking you to vote your conscience and recommend that
>>> >>>> the report be accepted.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Just two short years ago the Liberal Party was in third
>>> >>>> place demonstrating that our fickle First Past the Post
>>> >>>> (FPTP) system is unstable and subject to emotional mood
>>> >>>> swings of the electorate. This causes many problems such as
>>> >>>> the Policy Pendulum, strategic voting, discouraged and
>>> >>>> disenfranchised voters, lack of long term planning etc.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> With the growing danger of Trumpism spreading to Canada as
>>> >>>> evidenced in the platforms of several Conservative leadership
>>> >>>> candidates, we need to protect our country by introducing
>>> >>>> coalition government which is an almost guaranteed outcome of
>>> >>>> PR.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Yours Truly,
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Donald A Fraser
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> 184 Forsyth Drive,
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Waterloo, Ontario,
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> N2L-1A2,
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> donaldafraser at gmail.com
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> 519-576-9210 <(519)%20576-9210>
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