[fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] AGM and Discussion Night, 7pm Wed 27 Jun 2018 at Bread&Roses
Mary Jackes
mkj at bell.net
Wed Jun 27 19:43:32 EDT 2018
I think it's interesting and informative. I'm afraid she was physically
uncomfortable, but she was articulate and clear. She's smart.
She presents a very antipodean point of view of the electorate's mindset
("give it a go"). Do Canadians think that way?
She says at the beginning "It DOES change the culture". And she
demonstrates this by talking about exactly who is elected. And
coalitions and so on. "Support parties" - just imagine that concept!
Collaboration.........! Discussions, input from the other
parties........! "How refreshing", she said. Autocratic, dictatorial
prime ministers are impossible. More Maoris. FPTP > duopoly - not fair.
It wouldn't be a bad thing to show. Not at all.
Mary
On 2018-06-27 5:58 PM, Sharon Sommerville wrote:
> Thanks for the recommendation Dave, will make sure to see it.
>
> Is is suitable for a public showing?
>
> S.
>
> On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 4:39 PM, Dave Arthur <arthurd23 at bell.net
> <mailto:arthurd23 at bell.net>> wrote:
>
> Again, I’m sorry too that I have another commitment tonight
> keeping me from the AGM.
>
> I just watched the Broadbent Institute video of their presentation
> in BC by Helen Clark, former PM in New Zealand, on their
> experience with PR and MMP.
>
> Excellent!!! A must-see!!!
>
> https://www.facebook.com/broadbentinst/videos/1745701298846743/
> <https://www.facebook.com/broadbentinst/videos/1745701298846743/>
>
> Dave A
>
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> *From: *Jennifer Ross <mailto:2jennross at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Wednesday, June 27, 2018 9:20 AM
> *To: *FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
> <mailto:fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] AGM and
> Discussion Night,7pm Wed 27 Jun 2018 at Bread&Roses
>
> I am SO SORRY to be missing the AGM. There goes my perfect AGM
> attendance record. And particularly because it sounds like a
> great one; please take copious notes if you can't record it, LOL.
>
> My condo AGM is also tonight, I'm still debating whether to stand
> for that board this year.
>
> On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 3:21 AM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com
> <mailto:bjonkman at sobac.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi again: The AGM Agenda has been finalized:
>
> http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/fairvotewrc-annual-general-meeting-and-discussion-night/
> <http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/fairvotewrc-annual-general-meeting-and-discussion-night/>
>
> The minutes from the 2017 AGM are available:
>
> http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/meetings/2017-agm/
> <http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/meetings/2017-agm/>
>
> New Business items are:
>
> 1) Festival Season! (Sharon Sommerville, Cathy Scott)
>
> 2) Should we initiate a provincial petition similar to our federal
> petitions for our regional MPPs? (Casey Howard)
>
> 3) Should we begin a door to door canvass about electoral
> reform? (Casey
> Howard)
>
> 4) 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?) (Sharon Sommerville).
>
> 5) Municipal Electoral Reform Referendum in Cambridge (Yes,
> Cambridge!)
> (Myron Steinman, Sharon Sommerville)
>
> 6) Meeting with the new Chief Editor at the Record (Cathe
> Campbell)
>
> 7) Marketing plan to draw people into our movement more
> effectively
> (Kevin Smith)
>
>
> With this number of New Business items we may not get to the
> Discussion
> part of Discussion Night. If so, we'll postpone the Election
> Analysis
> until our meeting in August. Anyway, there was only one
> submission for
> analysis by some guy wearing a green tie...
>
>
> And a note from Scott Stager Piatkowski, the Co-ordinator at
> Bread and
> Roses:
>
> > The north lot is currently being repaved. It is still closed!
> >
> > FairvoteWRC 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).
>
>
> See you all Wednesday!
>
> --Bob.
>
>
>
>
> On 2018-06-26 11:48 AM, Bob Jonkman 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/
> <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 <mailto:bjonkman at sobac.com>
> >> Sent: June 16, 2018 5:25 PM
> >> To: fvc-wat-announce at listserv.thinkers.org
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> >> 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
> <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=
> <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=
> <https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTL0rw--?m=> )
> >>
> >>
> >> --Bob Jonkman, Co-Chair, Fair Vote Waterloo
> >>
> >> Phone: +1-519-635-9413
> >> E-mail: bjonkman at sobac.com <mailto:bjonkman at sobac.com>
> >>
> >> FairvoteWRC Contact Info:
> >> Phone: +1–519–279–2990
> >> E-mail: info at fairvotewrc.ca <mailto:info at fairvotewrc.ca>
> >>
> >>
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