[fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] Has the electoral reform egg cracked?

[Evan Rosamond]

Here's CBC's slant on it:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/low-voter-turnout-spoils-cambridge-s-vote-for-ranked-ballots-in-2022-1.4874304
Someone's lying to the CBC. It's silly to suggest that London can have 
ranked ballots without a referendum but Cambridge can't have ranked 
ballots because they had a referendum.

On 10/23/2018 12:09 PM, Catherine Campbell wrote:
> Thank goodness the voters voted yes in those cities. Thanks for 
> telling us, Sharon. Cathe Campbell
>
> On Oct 23, 2018, at 8:23 AM, Sharon Sommerville 
> <sharonsommerville at gmail.com <mailto:sharonsommerville at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jenn,
>>
>> Cambridge Times reporter, Bill Doucet, wrote one article prior to the 
>> election.  He spoke to the CityClerk and Barry Kay but didn't contact 
>> us.  His article wasn't the greatest.  He contacted me last night 
>> after we sent out a press release to say that the results aren't 
>> binding.  I invited him to do a follow up on the result and he hasn't 
>> responded.  Will have to pester them. Expect that Luisa may write 
>> something in the next day or so.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> S.
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 8:04 AM Jennifer Ross <2jennross at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:2jennross at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     I tried to find anything on Yes Cambridge last night.  I
>>     discovered Kingston was a win.  NOTHING could I find on
>>     Cambridge.  Thanks for that good piece of news.
>>
>>     Jenn
>>     Bookkeeping Services
>>     519-501-2736
>>     No other Western democratic country concentrates as much
>>     political power in the hands of one person as Canada does with
>>     her Prime Minister.
>>
>>
>>     On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 7:57 AM Sharon Sommerville
>>     <sharonsommerville at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:sharonsommerville at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         Good Morning FairVoting Friends,
>>
>>         Last night was a historic evening on three fronts!  London,
>>         used a ranked ballot to elect its municipal government. A
>>         totally amazing moment. Cambridge and Kingston both returned
>>         wins (yes, wins!) on their municipal referendum questions to
>>         use ranked ballots for future municipal elections.
>>
>>         Using ranked ballot to elect municipal politicians is a small
>>         & important step in the right direction. While ranked ballot
>>         by itself, isn't a form of Proportional Representation,
>>         voters will understand that electoral reform isn't a crazy,
>>         radical idea.  If ranked ballot is applied to voting for four
>>         city councillors, it would become a form of Single
>>         Transferable Vote which is a form of Proportional Representation.
>>
>>         Congratulations to all the activists for their hard work and
>>         voters who believed that better is possible: way to go!
>>
>>         All the best,
>>         Sharon
>>         for FVC-WR
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