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

Wed Jun 26 16:37:34 EDT 2019

Sharon, Bob and Cathy, At the start of the meeting, will you please introduce everyone using first and last names. A few sentences of why they’re in Fair Vote will provide context. See you there.  Regards, Cathe Campbell 

> On Jun 26, 2019, at 4:12 PM, Sharon Sommerville <sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hello Everyone,
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> Hope to see folks tonight.  I will contact Layla to clarify the work that we do and refer her to legal help.
> 
> Regards,
> Sharon
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>> 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.
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>> Thanks
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>> Layla Protopapa
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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
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>> Thank you Bob.  Will bring watermelon.
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>> Sharon
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>>> 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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