[fvc-wat-disc] Any activism in Ontario?

Wed May 9 03:09:27 EDT 2018

If we had PR and my ballot ... (one party vote + one candidate vote), my
party vote would be green ... planet first before ANYTHING else ... but
right now we have to vote to GET PR.

On 9 May 2018 at 03:06, Donald Fraser <donaldafraser at gmail.com> wrote:

> I thought it was OK since FVC asked its members to join the NDP to promote
> PR.
>
> On 9 May 2018 at 02:09, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
>
>> As long as we're advertising political party affiliation and events, the
>> Waterloo Region Greens are kicking off their campaign tomorrow:
>>
>> *When*: Wednesday 9 May at 3:30pm to 5:30pm
>> *Where*: Fresh Ground Cafe
>> *Location*: 256 King Street East, Kitchener
>> *Map*: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwZF9E--?m=
>>
>> We'll be joined by Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario,
>> and the candidates from the five ridings in Waterloo Region:
>>
>> Cambridge: Michele Braniff
>> Kitchener-Centre: Stacey Danckert
>> Waterloo: Zdravko Gunjevic
>> Kitchener South--Hespeler: David Weber
>> Kitchener--Conestoga: Bob Jonkman
>>
>> Come join us and say hello!
>>
>>
>> And later this week we'll be opening our campaign headquarters at 6 Duke
>> Street East. Drop in, and we'll hand you a paint brush. Green paint, of
>> course!  Map: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwT9fh--?m=  +1-226-476-4529
>>
>> --Bob.
>>
>>
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>>
>> On 2018-05-08 03:28 PM, Donald Fraser wrote:
>> > If anybody wants to help Catherine's bid for reelection, HQ is 124
>> Weber St
>> > South at Union (NE corner).
>> >
>> > Phone 226-505-4109
>> >
>> > Come on in and sign up ... it all starts tomorrow. We need help with
>> > private lawn signs ... 500 go out tomorrow ... I'll be alone right now
>> on
>> > road signs ... I plan to put up 35-50 tomorrow.
>> >
>> > cheers,
>> > Don
>> >
>> > On 8 May 2018 at 14:30, Sharon Sommerville <sharonsommerville at gmail.com
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Jay,
>> >>
>> >> In addition, our chapter is co-sponsoring 3 All Candidates Meetings
>> >> (Kit.-Centre, Kit- Con and Waterloo) and electoral reform is a front
>> and
>> >> centre issue at those meetings.
>> >>
>> >> Kit. Centre - May 23 6-8 pm, St. John's Anglican, Duke and Water St.
>> >> Kitchener
>> >>
>> >> Kit. - Con -  May 28th 6 - 8 pm  Wilmot Rec. Complex, 1291 Nafziger Rd.
>> >> Baden
>> >>
>> >> Waterloo - May 29th 6 - 8 pm First United Church, 16 William St.
>> Waterloo
>> >>
>> >> Please bring a friend!
>> >>
>> >> S.
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 12:07 PM, Michael O'Brien <
>> emandjayobrien at gmail.com
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> When elected the NDP will address ER.
>> >>>
>> >>> Mike O'Brien.
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 10:46 AM, Stephanie Janzen-Martin <
>> >>> stephanie at janzenmartin.net> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Hi all,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I just got a call from the NDP (I'm also in Waterloo). I would be
>> happy
>> >>>> to see NDP reelected here, and definitely feel that we need to do
>> whatever
>> >>>> we can to keep Ford out. What I asked fro from the NDP was as much
>> interim
>> >>>> cooperation as possible (eg with Greens etc,) and a commitment to
>> electoral
>> >>>> reform so that we don't go through again with any more future
>> elections.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I am happy to help out in any way. :)
>> >>>>
>> >>>> SJM
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 10:32 AM Catherine Campbell <
>> >>>> cdcampbell9 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Important remarks. I’m working to re-elect Catherine Fife in my
>> riding
>> >>>>> of Waterloo.  Waterloo only votes NDP or Conservative . If anyone
>> wants to
>> >>>>> help stop Ford,  please email me your name and address and I’ll get
>> a lawn
>> >>>>> sign put up or a balcony sign. Don Fraser is Fife’s sign chair.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On May 8, 2018, at 8:23 AM, Jay Judkowitz <judkowitz at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Good morning, FVC!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> It seems that having PR provincially would be a big deal for us
>> now...
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> A Macleans-Pollara poll released on the morning of the debate again
>> put
>> >>>>> Ford’s Conservatives in the lead, at 40 per cent support, but
>> showed the
>> >>>>> NDP surging into second, with 30-per-cent backing, and the Liberals
>> >>>>> trailing in third place at 23 per cent.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> As we've seen nationally, 40% of votes can equal >50% of the seats
>> and
>> >>>>> 100% of the power.  Doug Ford with 100% power is terrifying.  I'd
>> much
>> >>>>> prefer even a coalition of the majority between Liberal and NDP no
>> matter
>> >>>>> how fractious that coalition would be.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Are we working at all on provincial politics or only federal?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Thanks!
>> >>>>>
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>> >>>>
>> >>>> Stephanie Janzen-Martin
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