Hi folks:<br><br>Paul reminded me that the minutes have not yet been posted.<br>Sorry. Here they are:<br><br>Fair Vote Canada - Waterloo Chapter<br>Executive/Volunteer Meeting<br>Tuesday, June 12, 2007, 6pm<br>Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work
<br><br>Exec Present: Brian, Kevin, Derek, Angela.<br>Others Present: Paul Nijjar, Trudy Beaulne, Marcia Soeda, and one other (sorry, <br><br>forgot his name)<br><br>1. Agenda approved (bumped Trudy up to #3, since she had to leave).
<br>2. Minutes from last meeting approved.<br>3. Trudy<br> - libraries - Trudy could arrange for them to co-host<br> - Regional Joint Neighbourhood Association Group <br> - will meet tomorrow night; Trudy is going
<br> - A small percentage are interested in the political (mostly social)<br> - John Milloy is prepared to provide some leadership on this issue<br> - should bring partners together for a media event<br> - local papers of interest:
<br> - Stanley Park News<br> - Forest Heights<br> - Snap K-W (focused on photos)<br> - we can get copies of Farwell Live discussions for $40<br> - need to talk to people and engage understanding
<br> - Trudy prefers round-table setting to expert panels<br> - Working Centre should be interested<br> - people don't get it -- need to interact & answer questions<br> - municipal clerks should be interested (Randy Goss in Kitchener)
<br> - we should approach groups who host all-candidates' meetings<br> - talk to Rick Moffitt, chair of the Waterloo Region Labour Council <br><br><br>4. Marcia Soeda (Kitchener Centre OCA rep)<br> - interested in big crowd events
<br> - Farmer's Markets<br> - Multicultural Festival<br><br>5. Report back from Provincial AGM<br> - Derek - students<br> - UW - student Fair Vote club meeting next Tuesday<br> - Laurier - Graham starting to work on this
<br> - would like to approach David Docherty (Brian will contact)<br> - also approach VP External of student union<br> - Conestoga College<br> - no contacts!<br> - everyone go through their Rolodexes (Rolodices? :)
<br>6. Messaging<br> - one interesting point: in NZ, 20% of ridings had different<br> representatives than the riding's chosen party<br> - stronger representation: urban conservatives, rural liberals <br>
- they account for most ballots that are wasted<br> - two ways to be represented: locality and issue<br> - for "too many MPPs" argument<br> - better opposition oversight for the $90 billion budget
<br> - ratio of MPPs to constituents will still be lowest in Canada<br> - more voices will make legislature less "stilted, stifled, <br><br>and stunted" (sez Brian)<br> - for "List MPPs are party hacks" argument
<br> - will be more transparent than current riding nominations<br> - big argument: "this is our one chance for electoral reform"<br> - we didn't keep the medicine and clothing from 1792 - why vote the same way?
<br> - Angela<br> - successfully argued that council has a role in public education<br> - the more people hear about MMP, the more they like it<br> - the more they know about the citizens' assembly, the more they like the process, and will vote YES
<br><br>7. Actions to take<br> - Brian - will go to Waterloo Region council<br> - will contact Diane Vernile (ProvinceWide)<br> - Paul and Derek will update display board<br> - Multicultural Festival<br> - 23 Sat - Kevin, Paul, Marcia (1/2 day)
<br> - 24 Sun - Derek (later), Brian (12-5), Marcia (1/2 day)<br> - Kevin - investigate office space<br> - Queen & Joseph office?<br> - Victoria School?<br> - leads from Marty Schreiter?
<br> - Paul will check Working Centre<br> - Aug 10-12 - Blues Festival - KCH<br><br>8. Next meeting: June 26, 6pm (later changed to 7pm), same place<br><br>Meeting adjourned at 8:03pm.<br>