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

Mon Oct 23 18:18:59 EDT 2017

Super, Donald.  See you on Weds..

Cheers,
S.

On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 6:11 PM, Donald Fraser <donaldafraser at gmail.com>
wrote:

> see you on Wednesday!!
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> On 22 October 2017 at 17:33, Cathy Scott <cathy.scottfree at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> 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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