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

Catherine Campbell cdcampbell9 at gmail.com
Wed Feb 27 18:44:20 EST 2019 

It’s too dangerous to drive. It’s a snow day

> On Feb 27, 2019, at 6:36 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
> 
> My regrets also -- I won't be there either, but I claim it's not the weather but my workload.  Evan Rosamond will be leading the discussion tonight, if the weather doesn't fell him too.
> 
> We can postpone to March the old business from January's Exec meeting (approval for spending money on web services).  That gives us another month to develop a fundraising strategy too.  Many thanks to those people who have already donated funds!
> 
> Have a good discussion!
> 
> --Bob.
> 
> 
> 
>> On 2019-02-27 6:24 p.m., Myron Steinman 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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