[fvc-wat-disc] Can anyone attend a meeting with Catherine Fife @ 1130 on Aug 23rd?
Mary Jackes
mkj at bell.net
Mon Aug 19 17:44:07 EDT 2019
I am happy to go and I can ask David Lubell if he wants to, too.
Best,
Mary Jackes
On 2019-08-19 4:18 p.m., Jonathan Cassels wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> I've set up a meeting with Catherine Fife at her office in Waterloo on
> August 23rd at 11:30am. I'm looking for a small number of local FVC
> people who would be willing and able to attend with me.
>
> This meeting is part of an effort to get the Ontario NDP to set up a
> PR Strategy Committee, and to appoint an MPP as an Electoral Reform
> critic at Queen's Park. For various reasons, the timing seems right
> for us to push for this right now, so that's what we're doing.
>
> I'm sure this will be discussed in detail at our meeting next Monday,
> but the short version is that some members of FVC (myself included)
> met with Michael Balagus (Andrea Horwath's chief of staff) and he
> seemed receptive. We're now meeting with a number of MPPs to build
> enthusiasm for the general idea in caucus and (if we're lucky)
> convince some MPPs that Electoral Reform Critic is a role they'd like.
>
> Ideally, I'd like us to go as a group of 3-5. Anyone is welcome, but
> MPPs listen closer if the people speaking are from their riding -- so
> the more people who live in Waterloo the better. Also, since this
> meeting is trying to influence NDPs internal policy, I'd /prefer/ it
> if a majority of the people who attend support the NDP.
>
> Please let me know quickly if you're interested in attending.
> Catherine's office is asking me for numbers.
>
> Thanks,
> Jonathan Cassels
>
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