[fvc-wat-disc] next meeting of Discussion Group, Wed. March 25

[Sharon Sommerville]

Hi Dave,

The winner of the Ont. Liberal leadership campaign is Stephen DelDuca.  He
is a centre right Liberal, a party insider and member of the Liberal
establishment.  I spoke with him on Friday night about ER and he said he is
open to talking about it but not keen to open a "third rail" issue,
especially in light of the history of the federal Liberals on the ER file.
I understand that a number of Liberal members who are ER supporters will be
calling on him to initiate a conversation on ER.

The good news is that Kate Graham did very well and reflects progressive
voices in the OLP.  She made a barn burner of a speech on Sat.  which
impressed everyone.  Due to the structure of the vote, no one could change
their vote at that point but she is a force to be reckoned with and I truly
hope she stays in the party and runs in 2022.  As Brian Tanguay said,
Liberals are the lynch pin in achieving ER so we have to keep working on
them.

Can give more detail at our March meeting if anyone is interested.

Kind regards,
Sharon

On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 6:30 PM Dave Arthur <arthurd23 at bell.net> wrote:

> Bardish’s office has offered Mar 17 at 2. Hopefully we’ll have a group.
>
> What’s the word on the new Ontario Liberal leader re ER, PR, and CA?
>
> Dave
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> *From: *Cathy Scott <cathy.scottfree at gmail.com>
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>   Hi, Everyone,
>
> Although our February meeting was cancelled, Sharon and I were at the
> Civic Hub to advise anyone who didn't get the message and showed up.  There
> were a couple of people, Jonathan Cassels and   Peter Croves, a visitor
> from Woodstock.  Both Jonathan and Peter are running for the FV national
> council.  Our small group  talked about some items on the agenda, which are
> happening before our next meeting, on March 25. Here are some updates:
>
>    -   the Cross Cultures Day for the Elimination of Racial
>    Discrimination is on Saturday, March 21, from noon til evening. The list of
>    presentations/activities looks interesting. Here's the link to check it out:
>
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> http://www.crosscultures.ca/2020/01/20/2020-un-international-day-for-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination/
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> We usually have  an information table at this event. * Please let me know
> ASAP if you are able to be at  our table for any part of this day, from
> noon til early evening*.
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>    - The Ontario Liberal Leadership Convention is this weekend, March 6 -
>    9.  A couple of our members are there, hoping to elect a leader who
>    supports electoral reform.
>    - Update on MP visits to discuss Citizens' Assemblies:
>
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>    - Bardish Chagger (Waterloo riding) and Brian May (Cambridge riding)
>       have not responded to requests for a meeting.
>       - Tim Louis has responded but there is not firm date, yet.
>
>
>    - Cathy and Sharon attended a very informative  talk about Citizens'
>    Assemblies, given by Peter MacLeod of MASS lib, an organization that has
>    been commissioned by various agencies, to design and conduct C.A.s.  A
>    recording of that talk will be posted on the MASS lib website within a
>    couple of weeks.  Anyone  who is interested in hearing about their
>    experiences with C.A.s can google MASS lib to find it on their website.  At
>    the next meeting, we can talk about some ideas to include in our meetings
>    with the MPs .
>    - Sharon spoke to Dave Meslin, who is willing to speak about C.A.s at
>    our event during Democracy Week, in September.
>
> I am attaching the agenda for our next meeting, with these updates added.
>
> Cathy
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