[fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] Discussion Night at 7pm Wed, 27 Feb 2019 in the Community Room at Bread&Roses

[Ellen Papenburg]

Jim and I won't be there for to  beginning but either Sebastian or Lydia
will let you in.

Cheers,

Ellen

(via my android phone,  typos may occur)



On Mon, Feb 25, 2019, 21:41 Bob Jonkman, <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone: February is a short month, so the last Wednesday of the
> month has arrived well before I'm ready for it.  But our Discussion
> Night is on!
>
> *What*: Fair Vote Waterloo Discussion Night
> *When*: Wednesday, 27 February 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=
>
>
> Last month we had a combination Executive and Strategy meeting. If you
> weren't able to be there you can read the meeting notes at
>
> http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/meetings/2019-january-executive-and-strategy-meeting/
>
> There's a bit of old business that needs to be taken care of: We want to
> move our website http://fairvotewrc.ca to a new server, which needs some
> funding. We'll hear from the people who volunteered to help with
> fundraising, and we'll make a decision on how to proceed.
>
> In the Strategy Meeting there was talk of having a big annual event,
> tentatively for July or August. We can discuss what format this will
> take, and solicit volunteers to make it happen. People who aren't at
> Discussion Night may be cheerfully volunteered in absentia!
>
> And what to discuss? For those of you into Social Media, you may have
> seen some discussion on "Electoral Reform" vs. "Proportional
> Representation". While the mandate for Fair Vote Canada is strictly to
> advocate for proportional representation, there are many other aspects
> to our electoral system that could stand improvement, eg. term limits,
> abolishing whipped votes, or reducing the power of the PMO.
>
> * BC's Green Party leader introduces private member's bill to limit MLAs
> to three terms:
>
> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/out-with-the-old-mlas-in-with-the-new-says-green-party-leader-1.5029035
>
> * Scott Simms Says Party Whips Have Devoled Parliament:
>
> https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/05/15/scott-simms-party-discipline-whips_a_23435478/
>
> * John Milloy: Yes, the PMO should be reformed:
>
> https://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/9189493-john-milloy-yes-the-pmo-should-be-reformed-but-actually-doing-it-will-be-a-tall-order/
>
>
> 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 on Wednesday!
> --Bob.
>
>
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