[fvc-wat-disc] Discussion Night Wed, 26 June 2019 at 7pm in Bread&Roses Community Room

Sun Aug 4 21:51:51 EDT 2019

Hi Bob,

Received & thank you!

Happy days,
Sharon

On Sun, Aug 4, 2019 at 9:39 PM Bob Jonkman <bobjonkman at kwpeace.ca> wrote:

> Hi again -- A quick update: Sharon Sommerville kindly sent electronic
> versions of the handouts from the June Discussion Night, which are now
> posted on the website:
>
>
> http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/resources/things-fair-vote-volunteers-need-to-know-about-elections-canada-rules/
>
>
> http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/resources/liberal-mps-excuses-you-may-hear-about-the-erre-failure/
>
>
> It seems I've broken the Internet. Messages I've been sending to the
> Fair Vote Discussion and Announcement mailing lists have not been
> received by subscribers. Not only have people missed out on reading the
> meeting notes, but the last announcement wasn't received either.
>
> Today I'm sending from a different address; please let me know if you
> don't get this message either.
>
> --Bob, who should know better.
>
> ====
>
> Hi everyone: Sorry to be so late in sending out the Meeting Notes from
> the June Discussion Night. At least they're done before this month's
> Discussion Night!  Which is:
>
> *What*: FairvoteWRC Discussion Night: Citizens Assemblies
> *When*: Wednesday, 31 July 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
> *Where*: Civic Hub of Waterloo Region
> *Location*: 23 Water Street North, Kitchener
> *Map*: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwWMMp?m=
>
> Civic Hub WR is in the lower parish hall of the Church of St. John The
> Evangelist; go to the doors on Duke Street and ring the buzzer for the
> Social Development Centre Waterloo Region (SDCWR).
>
> If you drive, do not park in the lot beside the church at the corner of
> Duke and College. It is not for the Civic Hub, SDCWR, or the church. You
> will almost certainly get a ticket!
>
>
> ===== Start of 26 June 2019 Meeting Notes =====
>
> Also available online at
> http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/meetings/2019-june-discussion-night/
>
>
> = Discussion Night =
> ; Date: Wednesday, 26 June 2019
> ; Location: Community Room, Bread and Roses Co-op
>
>
> == Reports and Action Items ==
> The Fair Vote Canada Annual General Meeting was held Saturday, 8 June 2019.
> Sharon Sommerville gave a report:
>
>
> === Citizen's Assembly ===
> * Fair Vote Canada's National Strategy for the 2019 Federal Election is
> to set up a Citizens' Assembly
> * See the video on the Citizens' Assembly in Ireland
> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjpuDk9_BWI When Citizens Assemble]
> * There is no "Nuts'n'Bolts" info on Citizens' Assemblies yet
> * A delegation is needed to visit Raj Saini (Kitchener Centre) and
> Bardish Chagger (Waterloo) to introduce the idea
> * Pick people who live in the riding to form the delegation
> ** Terry Henderson will visit Bardish Chagger in Waterloo
> ** Jim Sannes will visit Raj Saini in Kitchener
>
>
> === Third Pary Rules for election ===
> * Fair Vote Canada has registered as a Third Party
> * Rules for Third Parties will be posted on the Fair Vote Waterloo's
> website
> **
> [
> https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=pol&dir=thi&document=index&lang=e
> Elections Canada: Tools For Third Parties]
> ** "Things Fair Vote Volunteers Need to Know about Elections Canada"
>
>
> === ERRE comments ===
> * Post online: "Visiting Liberal MPs: Excuses you may hear about the
> ERRE failure"
>
>
> == Upcoming Events ==
> * BBQ for Fair Vote Waterloo -- Date to be determined
> ** Location is Cathy Scott's back yard
>
>
> == Other News ==
> * Terry Henderson to do data entry for National Office database
> ** (this is from petitions gathered at festival events)
>
>
> * Sharon Sommerville and Byron Weber Becker to meet with Karina Gould
>
>
> * We need to count flyers &c. for Kultrun, Nonviolence DITP
> ** Bundle flyers in groups of 25, paperclip, then submit numbers to
> Elections Canada
>
>
> * Door knocking teams:
> ** Taking place starting Labour Day
> ** To be organized at a future meeting (not necessarily Discussion Night)
> ** Be careful about third-party rules!
>
>
> * Candidate meetings
> ** with Greens, NDP and Liberals only
>
>
> == Festivals ==
> * Myron doing the WR Nonviolence Day In The Park
> * Peter, Jim, Sharon, Dave Arthut will do Kultrun
>
>
> Meeting notes taken by Bob Jonkman.
>
> ===== End of 26 June 2019 Meeting Notes =====
>
>
>
> On 2019-06-24 2:29 a.m., Bob Jonkman wrote:
> > Hi all: It's time for another Discussion Night, since there is much to
> > discuss.
> >
> > First, there's some business from Fair Vote Canada:
> >
> > * Report from the Fair Vote Canada Annual General Meeing held in Ottawa
> > last weekend
> > * overpass sign
> > * meeting with Karina Gould
> > * Citizen's Assembly visits to Liberal MPs. Anita (Fair Vote Canada
> > Executive Director) has asked us to ask Bardish Chagger & Raj Saini to
> > introduce the idea of a CA as a non-partisan, legitimate way forward for
> > electoral reform.  We need to ask for volunteers to make a friendly
> visit.
> >
> > And there's some business for the Waterloo Region Chapter:
> >
> > * door knocking campaign & federal election strategy
> > * meetings with NDP & Green Party candidates in Waterloo Region
> > * Volunteers needed to staff info tables for Kultrun (13-14 July) and
> > Nonviolence Day In The Park (20 July); perhaps other events
> >
> >
> > Finally, some discussion: There have been four by-elections in Canada in
> > the past few months:
> >
> > * Three on 25 February 2019, including Burnaby South won by NDP leader
> > Jagmeet Singh with 39% of the vote.
> >
> > * One on 6 May 2019 won by Green Party candidate Paul Manly with 37% of
> > the vote.
> >
> > In total, there have been 21 by-elections since the general election in
> > 2015.
> >
> > Provincially, there were two elections:
> >
> > * Alberta on 16 April 2019, won by the United Conservative Party with
> > 55% of the vote and 52% of the seats (30/87).
> >
> > * Prince Edward Island on 23 April 2019, won by the Progressive
> > Conservative party with 37% of the vote and 44% of the seats (12/27).
> > This election was notable for electing eight Green members, who form the
> > Opposition.
> >
> > * Newfoundland and Labrador on 16 May 2019, won by the Liberals with 44%
> > of the vote and 50% of the seats (20/40).
> >
> >
> > Internationally, there were also some elections of interest:
> >
> > * 17 April 2019: Indonesian general election, won by the Indonesian
> > Democratic Party of Struggle with 19% of the vote and 22% of the seats
> > (128/575), using an open-list, multi-member system. There is a threshold
> > of 4% for representation. Interestingly, Indonesia has a gender quota
> > for 30% female candidates. Wikipedia:
> >
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Indonesian_general_election#Electoral_system
> >
> >
> > * 28 April 2019: Spanish general election, resulting in an upset of the
> > previous Congress of Deputies. Spain has a mixture of single member
> > ridings, and multi-member ridings with two to four members, elected with
> > a full block vote, closed list, proportional system. The election was
> > won by the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Worker's Party) with 29% of the vote
> > and 35% of the seats (123/350). A total of 64 parties participated in
> > the election. There is a threshold of 3% for representation. Electoral
> > system details are at
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Spanish_general_election#Overview
> >
> > * 19 May 2019: Indian general election, won by the Bharatiya Janata
> > Party with 37% of the vote and 55% of the seats (303/543). India uses a
> > First-Past-The-Post system:
> >
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Indian_general_election#Electoral_system
> >
> > * 26 May 2019: Belgian general election, using a method of party-list
> > proportional representation, won by the New Flemish Alliance with 16% of
> > the vote and 17% of the seats (25/150). A ruling coalition has not yet
> > been formed, with an extension to 1 July from the original date of 6
> > June, extended to 17 June. There is a 5% threshold for representation.
> > Electoral system details:
> >
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Belgian_federal_election#Electoral_system
> >
> >
> > * 26 May 2019: European Parliament election, won by the European
> > People's Party Group with 21% of the vote and 24% of the seats
> > (179/751). Voting systems differ in various countries, but all must use
> > a proportional system with either Single Transferable Vote or a
> > party-list system. Representation thresholds also vary from country to
> > country. Wikipedia:
> >
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_to_the_European_Parliament#Voting_system
> >
> >
> > * 5 June 2019: Danish general election, using a party-list proportional
> > system, won by the Social Democrats with 26% of the votes and 27% of the
> > seats (47/129). The ruling coalition "Red Bloc" gained a total of 49% of
> > the vote (slightly more when including Greenland and the Faroe Islands)
> > and 52% of the seats (93/179). There is a 2% threshold for
> > representation. Electoral system details:
> >
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Danish_general_election#Electoral_system
> >
> >
> > If anyone has lots of spare time, it would be interesting to see the
> > Gallagher Index for each of these elections.
> >
> >
> > *What*: Fair Vote Waterloo Discussion Night
> > *When*: Wednesday, 26 June 2019 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=
> >
> >
> > As always, if you're driving please park in the north lot, and place a
> > note in your window:
> >
> > *Meeting in Community Room re Apt 107 from 7-9pm*
> >
> > North Parking Lot Map: https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTL0rw--?m=
> >
> >
> > See you all on Wednesday!
> >
> > --Bob Jonkman
> > Fair Vote Waterloo Secretary and Discussion Night Organizer
> >
> > Mail to: info at fairvotewrc.ca
> > Phone: +1–519–279–2990
> >
> >
>
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