[fvc-wat-disc] Meeting with Bardish

[Stephanie Janzen-Martin]

Hi all,

I'll add my thoughts in here, if you don't mind. I am not a particular fan
of the liberals (I'm NDP/Green) - but I have had several issues where I
have been working with Bardish's office (here and Ottawa) for the last year
or so. She and her staff have been extremely polite, positive and helpful,
while working with me on big questions, despite there being no immediate
fix available. (On another issue, they worked very hard with me over
several weeks and found an immediate solution, which was great!)

Maybe she really is trying to secretly intimidate the opposition by getting
logistical info, or maybe this is a simple misunderstanding that is being
escalated every time someone else responds in the email thread. If so, I am
sure that any meeting we might get with her in this issue will be
compromised if we go in assuming the worst. How can we expect to work for
positive change if we are so convinced of such negative things about her,
based on so little info?  If that is how the meeting is going to be
started, then I'd rather not be a part of it, since I already have a great
working relationship with her and her staff, and I don't want to jeopardize
it with these negative assumptions.

All I'm saying is that I would give the benefit of the doubt and get more
info before assuming intimidation... :)

Hope that helps,

SJM

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 1:09 PM Mary Jackes <mkj at bell.net> wrote:

> I must say that this leaves an unpleasant taste in the mouth.  It feels
> like intimidation.
> Best,
>
> Mary
>
>
> On 11/18/2017 9:21 AM, STUART CHANDLER wrote:
>
> Thanks Sharon for passing the Bardish email along.
>
> Holy crap!!  More proof that Bardish has a HUGE amount of nerve, and
> indulges in covert/overt intimidation (although I'm sure she would cleverly
> try to sell it as "genuine interest in her constituants". ‎ I have no doubt
> that she has a pretty clear sense of the effect that "interest" (in having
> the names and addresses of those interested in visiting her office -
> particularly if coming with intent to complain or challenge) would have on
> anyone so inclined.
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network.
> *From: *Sharon Sommerville
> *Sent: *Friday, November 17, 2017 8:08 PM
> *To: *FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
> *Reply To: *FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
> *Subject: *Re: [fvc-wat-disc] Meeting with Bardish
>
> Hi Cathe,
>
> That would be great, thank you!  Will
>
> Here is th email that I rec'd today from Bardish's constituency assistant:
>
> Hi Sharon,
>
>
>
> Thanks for your email and for your call the other day, could you please
> let me know some info about who would like to meet? Could you please also
> provide their Waterloo addresses for our records?
>
>
>
> Thanks and I hope you’re having a great day.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> In my experience, it is unheard of to screen constituents for a meeting
> with a MP.  Let me know if you want to provide Bardish's office with your
> address.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Sharon
>
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