[fvc-wat-disc] Latest liberal tactic

Mon Jun 4 10:11:59 EDT 2018

I agree with what Bob wrote.  I think parties can be short sighted and
think their majorities (and policies) will live forever and therefore don't
worry about future-proofing democracy until it's too late and they are
about to lose their majority.  Seems cynical to me.

I really agree with what Stephanie wrote.  What she described would have
been the reaction that would have been best for Ontario IMO and what would
have gotten me to think of them as more public spirited and less cynical

On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 9:58 AM Stephanie Janzen-Martin <
stephanie at janzenmartin.net> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I agree that her messaging would have made much more sense with PR than
> now, when it can easily come across as quite negative ie "We could handle
> the responsibilities of being gov't but nobody else can, so if you can't
> have us, you can't have anybody else, either...". For me, she would have
> earned a lot more respect if she would have have said something like "I
> know that our time here is up, for a variety of reasons. I still want the
> progressive values I work for to continue and would happily support an NDP
> gov't.  Let's work together to ensure that the divisiveness of Ford doesn't
> take hold in Ontatio."
>
> Then, in any close ridings, the progressive vote wouldn't get split, and
> probably, a lot of what the Liberals want, they would get in an NDP gov't.
> Next step after that would be PR.
>
> Wishful thinking, I know - but that, in my opinion, was her best shot at
> going out with the most respect. :)
>
> Just what comes to mind for me in this discussion at this point.
>
> SJM
>
> On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 1:20 PM Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
>
>> Of course, voting for the best candidate in your riding has always been
>> the correct strategy, no matter what the polls or the politicians say
>> today.
>>
>> As long as our voting system is Single Member Plurality, ie.
>> Winner-Take-All (and "Winner" may be the candidate with only 29% of the
>> vote), the voters cannot expect that their concerns will be addressed by
>> an MPP that doesn't share those concerns. This means that if a voter's
>> strategic vote is successful, they've guaranteed they're getting a
>> candidate who won't act on their concerns.
>>
>> Kathleen Wynne's exhortation that people should vote Liberal for a
>> minority government may just result in enough votes to win a few swing
>> ridings (eg. Kitchener--Conestoga). Strangely, conceding defeat may
>> actually be a winning strategy.
>>
>> But regardless of the outcome, I doubt the three big parties will act on
>> implementing proportional representation, because there's always the
>> next election where they could win big with a minority of votes.
>>
>> --Bob.
>>
>>
>>
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>> On 2018-06-03 11:53 AM, Jay Judkowitz wrote:
>> > Exactly!
>> >
>> > On Sun, Jun 3, 2018, 11:43 AM David Dolson <ddolson at golden.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> In my opinion, At this point, to advance PR, our message should be
>> "elect
>> >> the best candidate in your riding. Forget parties.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -Dave
>> >> *From: *Jay Judkowitz
>> >> *Sent: *Sunday, June 3, 2018 10:41 AM
>> >> *To: *FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
>> >> *Reply To: *FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
>> >> *Subject: *[fvc-wat-disc] Latest liberal tactic
>> >>
>> >> Good morning,
>> >>
>> >>       I'm sure most of us have noticed the recent Liberal message,
>> "We're
>> >> going to lose our majority, but vote for as many of us as possible to
>> force
>> >> a minority government so the evil PC and the irresponsible NDP can't
>> ruin
>> >> the province."
>> >>
>> >>      If we had PR, this would be exactly the right message for them to
>> go
>> >> with.  But, without PR, they will split the left of center vote and
>> give us
>> >> Premier Ford.
>> >>
>> >>      My question to those of you with connections to the Liberal
>> >> leadership is as follows.  Are the so lacking in self awareness that
>> they
>> >> don't realize that they had 15 years to pass PR and to prepare for the
>> >> inevitability of their eventual loss of majority?  Or are they so
>> cynical
>> >> that they actually want Premier Ford figuring he'll break so much so
>> >> quickly that they will soon be back in power with another majority?
>> >>
>> >>       Thanks in advance for your insights.
>> >>
>> >> Best regards,
>> >> Jay
>> >>
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