[fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] Joint meeting with Council of Canadians, 7pm Wed 25 Oct 2017 at Bread & Roses

Mon Oct 23 18:11:32 EDT 2017

see you on Wednesday!!

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On 22 October 2017 at 17:33, Cathy Scott <cathy.scottfree at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think the joint meeting is a great idea!
> I'll be there
> Cathy
>
> On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 1:07 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
>
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>> Hi Fair Voters: This month, the regular date for the Fair Vote
>> Waterloo Discussion Night falls on the same day as the KW Council of
>> Canadians meeting. But rather than making you choose one or the other,
>> we're holding a joint meeting!
>>
>> There is considerable overlap in the membership of our groups, and one
>> of the Council of Canadians' campaigns is Electoral Reform. This joint
>> meeting is one way that we can offer support to CoC.
>>
>> This is also an opportunity for FairvoteWRC members who haven't heard
>> about Council of Canadians, and might like to join that organization.
>> And, of course, it's an introduction to FairvoteWRC for CoC members
>> who would like to get involved with FairvoteWRC in a focused campaign
>> solely on electoral reform.
>>
>>
>> *What*: Joint meeting of @FairvoteWRC and KW Council of Canadians @KWCofC
>> *When*: Wednesday, 25 October 2017 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
>> *Where*: Community Meeting Room, Bread & Roses Co-op
>> *Location*: 307 Queen Street South, Kitchener, Ontario
>> *Map*: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTLMg--?m=
>>
>> Parking:  If you're driving, place a note on the dashboard of your
>> vehicle:
>>
>>   *Meeting in Community Room re Apt 107 from 7-9pm*
>>
>> and park in the north lot, on the other side of the Morrison-Reist
>> building - map: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTL0rw--?m=
>>
>>
>> There's no fixed agenda for this meeting, but the following are points
>> for discussion:
>>
>> There will be a town hall meeting sponsored by the Canadian Labour
>> Congress on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, 6:30 pm and St. David’s
>> Catholic Secondary School, 4 High St, Waterloo featuring Kitchener-
>> Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife, Ontario Health Coalition Executive
>> Director Natalie Mehra, and other local politicians. We urge all who
>> can get there to attend.
>>
>>
>> Several of us attended the CoC Guelph meeting on 18 October at which
>> Maude Barlow and Gus Van Harten spoke eloquently about the dangers of
>> NAFTA and its implications for water rights. This provided a number of
>> ideas we can talk about regarding further advocacy and actions.
>>
>>   * Van Harten urged everyone present to write to Office of the
>> Minister of Foreign Affairs at chrystia.freeland at international.gc.ca
>> and ask her with due respect to get Canada out of ISDS
>>
>>
>> Philippe Charbonneau (Political Team Admin Assistant in Ottawa) asks
>> if chapters would be interested in screening a new documentary on the
>> cooperative enterprise model called A Silent Transformation that
>> features Maude Barlow ‒ http://asilenttransformation.ca/  There would
>> be a small fee. If there is sufficient interest, we will ask for
>> further details.
>>
>>
>> The Liberal government has not kept the campaign promise to restore
>> protection to the 99% of lakes and rivers removed from the schedule of
>> protected waters under the Harper government. CoC chapters are urged
>> to call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Transport Minister Marc
>> Garneau for protection of a local lake or river. For further details
>> see http://www.freshwateralliance.ca/no_waters_left_behind and
>> https://canadians.org/media/groups-across-
>> canada-urge-trudeau-government-protect-100-lakes-and-rivers
>>
>>
>> Friday, 10 November 2017 at 3:30pm, FairvoteWRC will present a
>> petition in support of proportional representation to MP Raj Saini at
>> his Constituency Office (Suite 202 - 209 Frederick Street, Kitchener.
>> Electoral reform is one of the areas in which CoC and FairvoteWRC
>> overlap, and the more we can coordinate our efforts, the more likely
>> we are to succeed. All are invited to attend.
>>
>>
>> The FairvoteWRC Outreach subcommittee is reaching out to faith-based
>> communities to build awareness of and allies on the issue of
>> proportional representation (PR) in the community. Their goals are to
>>
>>  * create awareness of FairvoteWRC
>>
>>  * offer an opportunity to further educate about the issue
>>
>>  * invite endorsement of our work with an invitation to engage or join
>> with us in the future
>>
>>
>> On 1 February 2017 the mandate letter for the Hon. Kristina Gould,
>> Minister of Democratic Institutions was released, marking the first
>> official announcement that the Liberals would be breaking their
>> promise that "2015 will be the last election under First Past The
>> Post". FairvoteWRC intends to hold an event (protest, rally, public
>> information meeting) to remind people, and especially the Liberals,
>> that we have not forgotten the promise, and that we'll be holding the
>> Liberals to account.
>>
>>
>> Every year FairvoteWRC tries to hold several public information events
>> during the winter months. We could bring in a speaker, show a movie,
>> or hold a seminar to explain the mechanics of proportional
>> representation. Sometimes these events are held as part of Discussion
>> Nights; sometimes they're held separately. The Kitchener Public
>> Library has been a suitable venue in the past.
>>
>>
>> See you on Wednesday!
>>
>> - --Bob Jonkman
>> FairvoteWRC Co-chair
>>
>>
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