[fvc-wat-disc] Great letter by Dave Arthur
Sharon Sommerville
sharonsommerville at gmail.com
Fri May 26 07:59:26 EDT 2017
Hi Anita,
I agree, we have to be prepared for May 31st and if it is delayed (which
has always been a possibility) it will give us more time to write letters
to the editor, talk about the vote over the summer at community events etc..
On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 6:48 PM, Anita Nickerson <anitann88 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I'm going to send out the click and call app on Sunday night to all of
> Canada outside QC now - that's why I haven't sent it to the local list yet.
> Sorry!
>
> But please, yes, let's get started early!
>
> We're also hearing rumours that they are delaying the vote. I'm going to
> keep carrying on as if it's May 31 unless we hear otherwise.
>
> Anita
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 6:23 PM, Sharon Sommerville <
> sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> Fun times ahead!!!
>>
>> Had an excellent conversation with Luisa D'Amato this afternoon about
>> the May 31st vote, the Leadnow Democracy Heroes campaign, our visit with
>> Raj this week and the likelihood of convincing 20 Liberal MPs to vote in
>> support of the motion. Looking forward to an article by Luisa soon. With
>> luck we can get another supportive letter or two off to the Record after
>> Luisa's article is published. We are incredibly fortunate to have a
>> columnist at the Record who writes about electoral reform.
>>
>> *Here is the ask*: if you are on this discussion list electoral reform
>> must be an issue that is important to you. Will you call your MP next
>> Monday or Tuesday to let them know why you care about electoral reform and
>> respectfully ask them to vote yes for the Concurrence Motion on May 31st? *
>> And*.... can you ask one more person to call their MP? We need to
>> create a lot of buzz around this vote so the Liberals will begin to
>> understand that they have misjudged this issue and put electoral reform
>> back on the table.
>>
>> Here are our local MPs telephone #s:
>>
>> Waterloo - Bardish Chagger: 519 746 1573 <(519)%20746-1573>
>>
>> Kitchener Centre - Raj Saini: 519 741 2001 <(519)%20741-2001>*
>>
>> Kitchener South Hespeler: 519 571 5509 <(519)%20571-5509>
>>
>> Cambridge - Bryan May: 519 624 7440 <(519)%20624-7440>
>>
>> Kitchener - Conestoga - Harold Albrecht: 519 578 3773 <(519)%20578-3773>
>>
>> * *For Raj we have a click and call number, click here*: *https://fairvote.callmymp.ca/
>> <https://fairvote.callmymp.ca/>* on Monday or Tuesday and the system
>> will connect with Raj's office and call you back with his office on the
>> line.
>>
>> Thank you taking action and demanding change. Working together, we will
>> see a fair electoral system for Canada.
>>
>> All the best,
>> Sharon
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 4:57 PM, Donald Fraser <donaldafraser at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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