[fvc-wat-disc] Can anyone attend a meeting with Catherine Fife @ 1130 on Aug 23rd?

[Mary Jackes]

David Lubell is also happy to meet Catherine.

Mary.

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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