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

[Sharon Sommerville]

Thank you Ellen.

On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 1:20 AM Ellen Papenburg <sagittaep at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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