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

Thu May 25 16:57:42 EDT 2017

good suggestions Jenn and Sharon ... I'll do both! ... thanks

On 25 May 2017 at 16:30, Jennifer Ross <2jennross at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>> 184 Forsyth Drive,
>>
>> Waterloo, Ontario,
>>
>> N2L-1A2,
>>
>> donaldafraser at gmail.com
>>
>> 519-576-9210 <(519)%20576-9210>
>>
>> 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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