[fvc-wat-disc] R: [fvc-wat-announce] Discussion Night Wed, 26 June 2019 at 7pm in Bread&Roses Community Room

Wed Jun 26 16:12:13 EDT 2019

Hello Everyone,

Hope to see folks tonight.  I will contact Layla to clarify the work that
we do and refer her to legal help.

Regards,
Sharon

On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 4:09 PM layla protopapa <lmprotop at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello could someone contact me concerning hearing a family Case of Italian
> immigrant family who wants to apply for refugee stauts in Canada but whose
> application has been denied by federal governement. For 5 years are in
> limbo status.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Layla Protopapa
>
> 519753 7795
>
>
>
> Inviato da Posta <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> per
> Windows 10
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> *Da:* fvc-wat-disc <fvc-wat-disc-bounces at listserv.thinkers.org> per conto
> di Sharon Sommerville <sharonsommerville at gmail.com>
> *Inviato:* Monday, June 24, 2019 4:15:31 PM
> *A:* FVC Waterloo Region Discussion
> *Oggetto:* Re: [fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] Discussion Night Wed, 26
> June 2019 at 7pm in Bread&Roses Community Room
>
> Thank you Bob.  Will bring watermelon.
>
> Sharon
>
> On Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 1:08 PM Cathy Scott <cathy.scottfree at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for this info, Bob.
>> See you on Wed.
>> CAthy
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 2:31 AM Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all: It's time for another Discussion Night, since there is much to
>>> discuss.
>>>
>>> First, there's some business from Fair Vote Canada:
>>>
>>> * Report from the Fair Vote Canada Annual General Meeing held in Ottawa
>>> last weekend
>>> * overpass sign
>>> * meeting with Karina Gould
>>> * Citizen's Assembly visits to Liberal MPs. Anita (Fair Vote Canada
>>> Executive Director) has asked us to ask Bardish Chagger & Raj Saini to
>>> introduce the idea of a CA as a non-partisan, legitimate way forward for
>>> electoral reform.  We need to ask for volunteers to make a friendly
>>> visit.
>>>
>>> And there's some business for the Waterloo Region Chapter:
>>>
>>> * door knocking campaign & federal election strategy
>>> * meetings with NDP & Green Party candidates in Waterloo Region
>>> * Volunteers needed to staff info tables for Kultrun (13-14 July) and
>>> Nonviolence Day In The Park (20 July); perhaps other events
>>>
>>>
>>> Finally, some discussion: There have been four by-elections in Canada in
>>> the past few months:
>>>
>>> * Three on 25 February 2019, including Burnaby South won by NDP leader
>>> Jagmeet Singh with 39% of the vote.
>>>
>>> * One on 6 May 2019 won by Green Party candidate Paul Manly with 37% of
>>> the vote.
>>>
>>> In total, there have been 21 by-elections since the general election in
>>> 2015.
>>>
>>> Provincially, there were two elections:
>>>
>>> * Alberta on 16 April 2019, won by the United Conservative Party with
>>> 55% of the vote and 52% of the seats (30/87).
>>>
>>> * Prince Edward Island on 23 April 2019, won by the Progressive
>>> Conservative party with 37% of the vote and 44% of the seats (12/27).
>>> This election was notable for electing eight Green members, who form the
>>> Opposition.
>>>
>>> * Newfoundland and Labrador on 16 May 2019, won by the Liberals with 44%
>>> of the vote and 50% of the seats (20/40).
>>>
>>>
>>> Internationally, there were also some elections of interest:
>>>
>>> * 17 April 2019: Indonesian general election, won by the Indonesian
>>> Democratic Party of Struggle with 19% of the vote and 22% of the seats
>>> (128/575), using an open-list, multi-member system. There is a threshold
>>> of 4% for representation. Interestingly, Indonesia has a gender quota
>>> for 30% female candidates. Wikipedia:
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Indonesian_general_election#Electoral_system
>>>
>>> * 28 April 2019: Spanish general election, resulting in an upset of the
>>> previous Congress of Deputies. Spain has a mixture of single member
>>> ridings, and multi-member ridings with two to four members, elected with
>>> a full block vote, closed list, proportional system. The election was
>>> won by the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Worker's Party) with 29% of the vote
>>> and 35% of the seats (123/350). A total of 64 parties participated in
>>> the election. There is a threshold of 3% for representation. Electoral
>>> system details are at
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Spanish_general_election#Overview
>>>
>>> * 19 May 2019: Indian general election, won by the Bharatiya Janata
>>> Party with 37% of the vote and 55% of the seats (303/543). India uses a
>>> First-Past-The-Post system:
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Indian_general_election#Electoral_system
>>>
>>> * 26 May 2019: Belgian general election, using a method of party-list
>>> proportional representation, won by the New Flemish Alliance with 16% of
>>> the vote and 17% of the seats (25/150). A ruling coalition has not yet
>>> been formed, with an extension to 1 July from the original date of 6
>>> June, extended to 17 June. There is a 5% threshold for representation.
>>> Electoral system details:
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Belgian_federal_election#Electoral_system
>>>
>>> * 26 May 2019: European Parliament election, won by the European
>>> People's Party Group with 21% of the vote and 24% of the seats
>>> (179/751). Voting systems differ in various countries, but all must use
>>> a proportional system with either Single Transferable Vote or a
>>> party-list system. Representation thresholds also vary from country to
>>> country. Wikipedia:
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_to_the_European_Parliament#Voting_system
>>>
>>> * 5 June 2019: Danish general election, using a party-list proportional
>>> system, won by the Social Democrats with 26% of the votes and 27% of the
>>> seats (47/129). The ruling coalition "Red Bloc" gained a total of 49% of
>>> the vote (slightly more when including Greenland and the Faroe Islands)
>>> and 52% of the seats (93/179). There is a 2% threshold for
>>> representation. Electoral system details:
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Danish_general_election#Electoral_system
>>>
>>>
>>> If anyone has lots of spare time, it would be interesting to see the
>>> Gallagher Index for each of these elections.
>>>
>>>
>>> *What*: Fair Vote Waterloo Discussion Night
>>> *When*: Wednesday, 26 June 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=
>>>
>>>
>>> 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 all on Wednesday!
>>>
>>> --Bob Jonkman
>>> Fair Vote Waterloo Secretary and Discussion Night Organizer
>>>
>>> Mail to: info at fairvotewrc.ca
>>> Phone: +1–519–279–2990
>>>
>>>
>>>
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