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

[Jennifer Ross]

And you did GREAT at the Rogers debate!!

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On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 1:48 AM Sharon Sommerville <
sharonsommerville at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Ellen,
>
> I am sorry that you and the Animal Protection Party will not be included
> in the 100 Debates held in Kitchener-Centre.  It is a loss and particularly
> unfair  in light of the fact that you were included in the Rogers &
> Manulife Community Health Research Group debates.   If one is a registered
> candidate and have the 100 signatures required by Elections Canada to be on
> the ballot then one should be allowed in every debate. This decision taken
> by the few, affects the many, as you say, FPTP in action.
>
> So glad that your message of fairness & safety for all species is getting
> heard at some of the public events and debates.
>
> Warm regards,
> Sharon
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 12:08 AM Ellen Papenburg <sagittaep at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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