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

Wed Feb 27 18:32:23 EST 2019

Maybe it would've been better to cancel it, as a lot of other organisations
did.

However,  posters are up and the room's thermostat is set...

Ellen

(via my android phone,  typos may occur)

On Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 18:24 Myron Steinman, <2mdsteinm at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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