[fvc-wat-disc] Marwan

[Peter Croves]

which are you talking about-NDP OR LIB or another party?

On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 11:59 AM Jennifer Ross <2jennross at gmail.com> wrote:

> I thought he was talking about just the negative talking points
> surrounding MMP in general.  That "your MP will be decided by Vancouver"
> which was big during the BC Referendum.  But, "Your MP will be decided by
> Ottawa" (usually where Party Leaders have their office) is somehow better?
> Samara did a study, and only *17% *of candidates were chosen by a
> competitive race among party members within the riding.  Now sure, that's
> because smaller parties counted in the study and for many, if you
> volunteered to run you got the job.  But some MPs, like my own, don't live
> in the riding, some are parachuted into a safe seat, some have a
> "competitive" (also rigged) race, etc.
>
> Jenn
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> No other Western democratic country concentrates as much political power in
> the hands of one person as Canada does with her Prime Minister.
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 11:50 AM Peter Croves <petercroves at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> are you talking about NDP  or Lib when you say-This illustrates the
>> fallacy of the argument against list appointments of top-up MPs. The
>> citizens in a riding don't have any say in choosing candidates unless they
>> join the local party association and even then, candidates must be approved
>> by the party brass and leader. Democratic government by the people???
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 9:57 AM arthurd23 arthurd23 <arthurd23 at bell.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> This illustrates the fallacy of the argument against list appointments
>>> of top-up MPs. The citizens in a riding don't have any say in choosing
>>> candidates unless they join the local party association and even then,
>>> candidates must be approved by the party brass and leader. Democratic
>>> government by the people???
>>>
>>> ---------- Original Message ----------
>>> From: Catherine Campbell <cdcampbell9 at gmail.com>
>>> Date: June 19, 2020 at 9:36 AM
>>>
>>>
>>> Can this topic be put onto the agenda for discussion? Who are potential
>>> Liberal replacements to replace the KSH MP who will support PR? The Prime
>>> Minister’s Office taxpayer paid employees will have been told to find
>>> replacements who are Against PR. Question to Fair Voters: When a sitting MP
>>> resigns, how long does the the PM have to call a by-election? My
>>> recollection is a by-election has to be called within three months.I think
>>> the local court system should schedule his trial immediately because the
>>> outcome affects the democratic representation of the citizens of an entire
>>> riding. The local court system shouldn’t dally the usual two to three
>>> years. The accused will naturally keep the position and compensation until
>>> the next election or last day of his trial, whichever comes first. Cathe
>>> Campbell
>>>
>>> > On Jun 19, 2020, at 8:36 AM, Jay Judkowitz <judkowitz at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > 
>>> > Looks like Marwan's days as an MP are numbered. Do we have a favored
>>> Liberal from a PR perspective that we might be able to lobby for with the
>>> local Liberals?
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