[fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] AGM and Discussion Night, 7pm Wed 27 Jun 2018 at Bread&Roses

Tue Jun 26 13:50:57 EDT 2018

Hi Bob Jonkman,
Here are a couple other links. I see one of the links I listed did not open
up: and I see from this one article only London will use the alternative.
But Cambridge and Kingston will include a referendum on their ballet.
Definitely this may need more research...

Guide to *Ranked Ballot Elections* for *Ontario Municipalities*
<http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page15327.aspx>
www.mah.gov.on.ca › … › Local Government
<http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page5606.aspx> › *Municipal* Elections
<http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page219.aspx>
<https://www.bing.com/search?q=will+ontario+municipalities+have+an+alternative+to+first+past+the+post+system+in+october+2018&form=EDGEAR&qs=PF&cvid=2223f79320bc4b1984d958768757d798&cc=CA&setlang=en-US#>
Ranked *ballot road show visits Cambridge on Thursday* ...
<https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8155845-ranked-ballot-road-show-visits-cambridge-on-thursday/>
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8155845-ranked-ballot-road...
<https://www.bing.com/search?q=will+cambridge+ontario+have+an+alternative+to+first+past+the+post+system&qs=PF&cvid=ba3ccc54de4c4bf0b8fa976e9dab781d&cc=CA&setlang=en-US&first=11&FORM=PERE#>

... *first*-*past*-*the-post Ontario*. ... Ranked *ballot road show visits
Cambridge on Thursday* ... you don't want to change the *system* that got
you in." So *Cambridg*
No ranked ballots for 2018 Waterloo Region municipal elections | CBC ...
<https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/no-ranked-ballots-for-2018-waterloo-region-municipal-elections-1.3861857>
https://www.cbc.ca/...waterloo/no-ranked-ballots-for-2018-waterloo-region-municipal.
..
<https://www.google.ca/search?q=WAterloo+Region+and+ranked+ballet+system&rlz=1C1SQJL_enCA793CA793&oq=WAterloo+Region+and+ranked+ballet+system&aqs=chrome..69i57.17009j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#>

   1.
   <https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:S7dXMUkMwSIJ:https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/no-ranked-ballots-for-2018-waterloo-region-municipal-elections-1.3861857+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca>

Nov 22, 2016 - *Waterloo Region* will not move to a *ranked ballot system* in
time for the 2018 municipal election, according to *regional* Coun. Sean
Strickland.

On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 1:01 PM, Myron Steinman <2mdsteinm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Bob Jonkman,
> My intention is to attend the AGM and take out a membership (although I
> have been on the e-mail list for years).
> A suggestion for a new agenda item may be to begin a campaign for
> electoral reform at the Municipal elections in October. My understanding is
> that the former Provincial government passed legislation, enabling this to
> happen, but to my knowledge (and this is from second hand sources, only
> City Cambridge and the City of London has taken advantage of this
> opportunity.
> I am told only 30% of our population vote at Municipal elections.
> Here are a couple links:
> national*post*.com/...get-*alternative*-to-*first*-*past*-the-*post*-
> in-next...
> https://www.amo.on.ca/YourAssociation/Municipal101
>
> Sincerely, Myron Steinman
>
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 11:48 AM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all: Quick reminder of tomorrow's Annual General Meeting and
>> Discussion Night.  You can review the agenda at:
>>
>> http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/fairvotewrc-annual-general-meeting
>> -and-discussion-night/
>>
>> The New Business section has been updated with the following items:
>>
>> * Festival Season!
>>
>> * Should we initiate a provincial petition similar to our federal
>> petitions for our regional MPPs?
>>
>> * Should begin a door to door canvass about electoral reform?
>>
>> * Possible Fall Event: Panel discussion with Denis Pilon, Bob Hepburn
>> (who wrote Ontario politicians should stay clear of electoral reform),
>> and Mitch Potter (who wrote Will Ontario’s vote results open the door to
>> electoral reform?).
>>
>>
>> If you want to add any other items under New Business please let me know
>> by tommorrow at noon.
>>
>> See you all tomorrow!
>>
>> --Bob.
>>
>>
>> On 2018-06-16 05:52 PM, Scott Stager Piatkowski wrote:
>> > Just chiming in as the Co-ordinator at Bread and Roses. The north lot
>> is currently being repaved. It SHOULD be open again on June 25, but that is
>> subject to weather and other variables. If it is open, it may be unusually
>> full due to other lot closures.
>> >
>> > FVWR members may wish to consider not driving to the meeting or, if
>> they do, parking off site (street parking on Benton or David, lot parking
>> at Victoria Park, just inside the gate).
>> >
>> > Scott
>> >
>> > Sent from my BlackBerry — the most secure mobile device — via the Bell
>> Network
>> >
>> >   Original Message
>> > From: bjonkman at sobac.com
>> > Sent: June 16, 2018 5:25 PM
>> > To: fvc-wat-announce at listserv.thinkers.org
>> > Reply to: fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org
>> > Subject: [fvc-wat-announce] AGM and Discussion Night, 7pm Wed 27 Jun
>> 2018 at Bread&Roses
>> >
>> > Hi everyone! The provincial election is over, June is more than half
>> > over, and the year is almost half over!  It's time to have the Annual
>> > General Meeting for the Fair Vote Canada Waterloo Region Chapter!
>> >
>> >
>> > == AGM Agenda ==
>> > Date: Wednesday, 27 June 2018 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
>> >
>> > 1) Introductions
>> >
>> > 2) Review/Accept minutes from 2017 AGM
>> >
>> > 3) Statement from the Chair
>> >
>> > 4) Financial Statement
>> >
>> > 5) Old Business
>> >
>> > 6) Election of Executive:
>> >
>> > There are five positions on our Executive Board up for re-election:
>> >
>> > * Co-Chair (1 position, two year term)
>> > * Treasurer (1 position, two year term)
>> > * Member-At-Large (3 positions, one year term)
>> >
>> > The other two Executive positions (Co-chair Sharon Sommerville and
>> > Secretary Kevin Smith) will start the second year of their two year
>> term.
>> >
>> > You can nominate someone at the meeting, or nominate yourself. If you
>> > can't make it to the meeting but would like to stand for nomination then
>> > contact me or FairvoteWRC by phone or e-mail (contact info below), and
>> > we'll ensure your name is on the ballot.
>> >
>> > The voting will be by Single Transferable Vote; once elected, the new
>> > Executive will decide amongst themselves which positions to fill.
>> >
>> > Anyone who is a member of Fair Vote Canada can vote at the AGM and be
>> > nominated for a position on the Executive. You can get or renew your
>> > membership ($25) at the meeting, or online at
>> >
>> > https://secure.fairvote.ca/en/civicrm/contribute/transact?id=12
>> >
>> >
>> > 7) New Business
>> > 7.1) Festival Season!
>> >
>> > If anyone has additional items for the New Business section of the
>> > agenda, please let me know (contact info below).
>> >
>> > 8) Adjournment of AGM.
>> >
>> > 9) Discussion Night: Provincial Election Analysis
>> >
>> > The 2018 provincial election gave the usual results: 40% votes, 60%
>> > seats, 100% power. But there are more subtle insights; some of
>> > FairvoteWRC's members have given it deeper thought than 40:60:100. If
>> > you've done some analysis I invite you to come to the Discussion Night
>> > portion of the evening and present it, 5 minutes for presentation, plus
>> > 5 minutes for Q&A. Please contact me if you have some analysis to
>> present.
>> >
>> >
>> > See you all there!
>> >
>> >
>> > *What*: FairvoteWRC Annual General Meeting and Discussion Night
>> > *When*: Wednesday, 27 June 2018 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
>> > *Where*: Community Room, Bread and Roses Co-op
>> > *Location*: 307 Queen Street South, Kitchener
>> > *Map*: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTLMg--?m=
>> >
>> > PARKING:
>> >
>> > If you're driving to Discussion Night at Bread And Roses, 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= )
>> >
>> >
>> > --Bob Jonkman, Co-Chair, Fair Vote Waterloo
>> >
>> > Phone: +1-519-635-9413
>> > E-mail: bjonkman at sobac.com
>> >
>> > FairvoteWRC Contact Info:
>> > Phone: +1–519–279–2990
>> > E-mail: info at fairvotewrc.ca
>> >
>> >
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