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

Wed Feb 27 18:24:18 EST 2019

Hi all,
I am also sending my regrets for tonight's meeting.
Myron Steinman

On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 5:50 PM Sharon Sommerville <
sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I am sending my regrets for tonight's meeting.  Can't face the weather &
> driving after a long day.
>
> Kudo's to those who will be attending.
>
> Drive safe,
> Sharon
>
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 11:36 AM Ellen Papenburg <sagittaep at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The weather is going to be bad. A lot of cancellations of other meetings,
>> so Jim and I both will be there tonight,  but.... Do you still want to
>> meet?
>>
>> Let us know,
>>
>> Ellen
>>
>> (via my android phone,  typos may occur)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 08:27 Mary Jackes, <mkj at bell.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry Sharon - tonight there's a big OHC meeting.  My apologies.
>>> On 2019-02-26 3:09 p.m., Sharon Sommerville wrote:
>>>
>>> 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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