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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi Fair Vote Canada Waterloo supporters!
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>With robocall fraud, C-10, the online
privacy bill, withdrawal from Kyoto, cuts to Environment Canada (and
on and on and on), the need for electoral reform,<EM> to have a Parliament
that reflects how we voted,</EM> has never been so relevant or
urgent for so many Canadians.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>On a personal note, after 3 years of events,
tables, presentations, and other activities, I'm taking a break from Fair
Vote Canada Waterloo after this event (can't miss this one!) Our dynamic and
amazing new co-coordinator, Sharon Sommerville, already has many events and
intiatives in the works for spring and fall, and I hope you will continue to
support our chapter of Fair Vote Canada. There is no doubt that we are
one of the most active chapters in Canada, we continue to reach many people
in this community,<EM> </EM>and it's thanks to you.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>See you on the 22nd!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Anita</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=lanickerson@b2b2c.ca href="mailto:lanickerson@b2b2c.ca">Anita</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=fvc-wat-announce@listserv.thinkers.org
href="mailto:fvc-wat-announce@listserv.thinkers.org">fvc-wat-announce@listserv.thinkers.org</A>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 23, 2012 7:23 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [fvc-wat-announce] Fair Vote Canada Event with Dennis Pilon
March22: Join Us!</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hello Fair Vote Canada Waterloo supporters!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I hope you will all join us for our next event, <STRONG><FONT
size=4>"Electoral Reform in Canada: Where Do We Go From Here?"</FONT></STRONG>
with Dennis Pilon (Poster copied below and attached).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>Where</STRONG>: Lyle S. Hallman School of Social Work
Auditorium</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><STRONG>When:</STRONG> Thursday March 22, 7 PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Dennis's talk will be followed by Q+A and discussion. Free, everyone
welcome, refreshments provided! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dennis Pilon was one of the founders of Fair Vote Canada, has just moved
back to Ontario from British Columbia, and we are fortunate to have him coming
to talk to us in Kitchener-Waterloo. I believe some folks from Fair Vote Canada
Toronto, including Fair Vote Canada's Executive Director, will be joining
us.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dennis will be addressing two questions that are <EM>key</EM> for those of
us committed to achieving a vote that counts:</DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT size=5><FONT size=5><FONT size=3><BR>1) What lessons have we
learned from efforts to reform Canada's voting </FONT><FONT size=3>system over
the last ten years?</FONT></DIV>
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<P align=left><FONT size=3>2) What does the movement for proportional
representation need to do to </FONT></FONT></FONT><I>succeed </I>in
future?</P></B></DIV>
<DIV>About Dennis:</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV>His research has focused primarily on issues of democratization and
democratic reform in western countries in both contemporary and historical
contexts. In 2007 he published <I>The Politics of Voting: Reforming
Canada’s Electoral System.</I><BR><BR>Over the past decade, Professor Pilon has
done considerable public speaking and media work commenting on many aspects of
politics with reporters from print, radio and television, particularly on topics
relating to elections and political parties. He is presently a member of the
National Advisory Board of Fair Vote Canada, a citizens’ group focused on
gaining more proportional methods of voting for Canadian elections. He has also
acted as a consultant on election issues for various legal firms, political
parties, trade unions, community groups, and the Auditor General of
Canada. <BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>You can watch Dennis advocating for proportional
representation during the British Columbia referendum on
youtube:</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4owD5HDldQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4owD5HDldQ</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hope to see many of you, and thank you for being a
supporter of Fair Vote Canada Waterloo!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Anita</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=5 face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><FONT size=5
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=5 face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><FONT size=5
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><STRONG><IMG border=0 hspace=0 alt="" align=baseline
src="cid:C7DE7678216C4D599B3650F81E09E50E@kw4e38d3f19858"></STRONG></DIV>
<P align=center><STRONG>Fair Vote Canada
Waterloo</STRONG></P></FONT></FONT><I><FONT size=5
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT><FONT size=5
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT>
<P align=center><STRONG>Presents....</STRONG></P></I></FONT></FONT><FONT size=7
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><FONT size=7 face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT>
<P align=center><STRONG>Electoral Reform for
Canada:</STRONG></P></FONT></FONT><I><FONT size=7
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT><FONT size=7
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT>
<P align=center><STRONG>Where Do We Go From
Here?</STRONG></P></I></FONT></FONT><FONT size=6
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><FONT size=6 face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><FONT
size=6 face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><FONT size=6 face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT>
<P align=center><STRONG><IMG border=0 hspace=0 alt="" align=baseline
src="cid:173FC0B85B824DCFBEB569FAFFE0ADC1@kw4e38d3f19858"></STRONG></P>
<P align=center><STRONG>Dennis Pilon</STRONG></P></FONT></FONT><FONT size=5
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><FONT size=5 face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT>
<P align=center><STRONG>Associate Professor of Political Science, York
University<BR></STRONG><STRONG>Author of </STRONG></FONT></FONT><I><FONT size=5
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT><FONT size=5
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT><STRONG>The Politics of Voting: Reforming
Canada's<BR></STRONG><STRONG>Electoral System, </STRONG></I></FONT></FONT><FONT
size=5 face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><FONT size=5
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><STRONG>Member of Fair Vote
Canada's<BR></STRONG><STRONG>Advisory Board, Leading expert on voting system
reform</STRONG></P></FONT></FONT><FONT size=7 face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><FONT
size=7 face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT>
<P align=center><STRONG>Thursday March 22, 7 PM</STRONG></P></FONT></FONT><FONT
size=6 face=Arial-BoldMT><FONT size=6 face=Arial-BoldMT>
<P align=center><STRONG>Lyle S. Hallman School of Social
Work</STRONG></P></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial-BoldMT>
<P align=center><STRONG>(120 Duke St. W, across from Kitchener City Hall, Rm
101)</STRONG></P></FONT><FONT size=5 face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><FONT size=5
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT>
<P align=center><STRONG></STRONG> </P>
<P align=center><STRONG>What lessons have we learned from efforts to reform
Canada's voting </STRONG><STRONG>system over the last ten years?</STRONG></P>
<P align=center><STRONG>What does the movement for proportional representation
need to do to </STRONG></FONT></FONT><I><FONT size=5
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT><FONT size=5
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT><STRONG>succeed
</STRONG></I></FONT></FONT><FONT size=5 face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><FONT size=5
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><STRONG>in future?</STRONG></P></FONT></FONT><FONT
size=5 face=ArialMT><FONT size=5 face=ArialMT>
<P align=center><STRONG></STRONG> </P>
<P align=center><STRONG>Presentation to be followed by Q+A and town hall style
discussion</STRONG></P></FONT></FONT><I><FONT face=Arial-BoldItalicMT>
<P align=center><STRONG>Free, refreshments provided, everyone
welcome.</STRONG></P>
<P align=center><STRONG>More info? Anita </STRONG></FONT><FONT color=#000081
face=Arial-BoldItalicMT><FONT color=#000081
face=Arial-BoldItalicMT><STRONG>lanickerson@b2b2c.ca</STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Arial-BoldItalicMT><STRONG>,
519-568-7655</STRONG></P></I></FONT></FONT></FONT>
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