[fvc-wat-disc] [fvc-wat-announce] Video's reminding the Liberals about conseqences

[Ellen Papenburg]

 Thanks Sharon and hello all,

As you know I am running for the 15 year old Animal Protection Party of
Canada in Kitchener Centre. I am the only female candidate in this riding.
Well, the 100 Debates have set the threshold higher, for their Climate
change debate, doing the opposite of giving everyone a fair chance as they
don't let any party join who have no seat in parliament.
Meanwhile Patrick Bernier of the PPC (a one year old party) is partaking in
the debates next week because they "might" get one or two seats whilst not
having one right now.

This is in my view very undemocratic and catering to the first past the
post system full blast.

Meanwhile here I am, with immediate climate change solutions, and standing
for the marginalized among us, including of course the animals who have no
voice. As a woman I naturally stand on the side of women's rights and
issues.

But no, one more person (a woman) added on the five male candidates meeting
would probably break the forum table.
As a previous NDP candidate Federally and Provincially in 2011 I
participated in probably close to twenty all candidates meetings and no one
was left out and we sat often with nine of us in a panel. With a good
moderator this is absolutely no problem. Everyone was heard, people could
ask questions and democracy was properly served.

Yes I am not only deeply disappointed but quite outraged about this, but I
got nowhere with approaching the local organizers,"these are the rules".The
PPC possibly getting seats is like betting in a casino. Who says the Animal
Protection Party doesn't get a seat. We have seven in Holland (yes
proportional representation).

Anyway, thanks for listening. Again democracy does not have a real voice.

Ellen

Ellen Papenburg
Animal Protection Party
Kitchener Centre

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 8:50 PM Sharon Sommerville <
sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello FairVoting Friends,
>
> There are two outstanding video's which remind our prime minister and
> Liberal MPs that they broke an important promise that they make to
> Canadians in 2015 &  that we haven't forgotten.
>
> Thought that you might enjoy them!
>
> This was made by local FVC-WR member Jonathan Cassels:
> https://twitter.com/i/status/1176226408814788613
>
> This was made by our friends at WRC4PR:
>
> https://www.waterlooregioncitizens4pr.com/
>
> Please vote on October 21st.
>
> Kind regards,
> Sharon
> Co-Chair
> FVC-WR
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