[fvc-wat-disc] Great letter by Dave Arthur

[Jennifer Ross]

This is great, Donald!

I would just suggest that instead of bringing up the scary coalition (yes,
I know it isn't scary) you simply say "introducing a cooperative governance
structure"

On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Donald Fraser <donaldafraser at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Here it is ... ALMOST  a carbon copy of what I sent to all non-cabinet
> Liberal MPs ... see what you think before I send it.
>
>
> ============================================================
> ============================
>
>
> Dear Editor,
>
>
>
> I am writing to you concerning a May 31 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.
>
>
>
> This report should not be ignored by MPs and allowed to simply collect
> dust. I hope that all our MPs will take advantage of the chance to vote
> their 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
>
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>
> On 25 May 2017 at 15:40, Donald Fraser <donaldafraser at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 10-4 ... will get at it
>>
>> On 24 May 2017 at 15:31, Sharon Sommerville <sharonsommerville at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Donald,
>>>
>>> Thank you for taking on writing about the motion.
>>>
>>> No current article so the letter will have to make the introduction.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> S.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 10:37 AM, Donald Fraser <donaldafraser at gmail.com
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'd like to respond to this ... is there a corresponding article, or
>>>> will the letter have to introduce the coming motion?
>>>>
>>>> On 23 May 2017 at 18:52, Sharon Sommerville <
>>>> sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yes, would some one ... please.... write a letter about the May 31st
>>>>> vote?
>>>>>
>>>>> There is another letter on the Fraser Ins. article under consideration
>>>>> by the Record but we really could us a letter about the vote!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sharon
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 6:41 PM, Dave Arthur <arthurd23 at bell.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> There’s still a week left.
>>>>>> Would anyone like to pick up on the May 31 deadline in a letter?
>>>>>> There’s a week left.
>>>>>> Dave
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:* Dave Arthur
>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 23, 2017 6:09 PM
>>>>>> *To:* FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [fvc-wat-disc] Great letter by Dave Arthur
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But they did cut it down to just over 200 words from 260.
>>>>>> The B.C. being first in North America with a carbon tax with good
>>>>>> public support and the last bit urging Canadians to tell their MPs to
>>>>>> support the ERRE recommendations on May 31.
>>>>>> Oh well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:* Anita Nickerson
>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 23, 2017 4:59 PM
>>>>>> *To:* FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
>>>>>> *Subject:* [fvc-wat-disc] Great letter by Dave Arthur
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.therecord.com/opinion-story/7329562-voters-want-
>>>>>> electoral-change/
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