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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi everyone. I just wanted to share the news with
you that since this went out yesterday we're up to 230 letters to Liberal
leadership candidates in support of PR so far! Please share <A
href="http://www.fairvotetakeaction.org">www.fairvotetakeaction.org</A> and keep
them coming!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Anita</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=anita.nickerson@fairvote.ca
href="mailto:anita.nickerson@fairvote.ca">Anita Nickerson</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=lanickerson@b2b2c.ca
href="mailto:lanickerson@b2b2c.ca">Anita Nickerson</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 02, 2013 3:33 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Write and Vote for Democracy Today</DIV></DIV>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5; MARGIN-TOP: 1px; MARGIN-LEFT: 1px; CLEAR: both; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1px"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #000000">Invitation to Fair Voters to Advance PR
within the<IMG style="FLOAT: right" alt=Sharon
src="http://www.fairvotetakeaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Sharon-2.jpg"
width=400 height=293>Liberal Party<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Within the
leadership contest there are signs of hopeful movement on
democratic reform. Fair Vote
Canada's </SPAN></SPAN></EM></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><A
style="OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; OUTLINE-WIDTH: medium; COLOR: #21759b"
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189634&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000">Liberals for Fair
Voting</SPAN> </A>caucus is inviting all Fair Voters interested
in advancing proportional representation within the Liberal Party of
Canada to take action.</SPAN></SPAN></EM></SPAN></H1>
<P
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.7142; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #444444; FONT-SIZE: 14px"><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.7142; FONT-FAMILY: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Anita
Nickerson
anita.nickerson@fairvote.ca<BR></SPAN><EM><EM><EM><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">On behalf of the Fair Vote Canada Action
Committee<BR></SPAN></EM></EM></EM></EM><EM><EM><EM><EM><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: large"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">Please forward
<A
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189636&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #000000">www.fairvotetakeaction.org</SPAN></A> to your
contacts</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></EM></EM></EM></EM></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-large"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000">Register</SPAN> and <A
title="Writeathon page"
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189636&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000">Write</SPAN></A> –Today-- for
Democracy!</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: large"><A
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189636&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #000000">www.fairvotetakeaction.org</SPAN></A></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">You
and all Canadians from coast to coast have an astonishing chance to
reshape Liberalism and democratize the Canadian voting
system.</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">In
an unprecedented experiment the Liberal Party of Canada is allowing
</SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">all Canadians</SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">to
choose its new leader.</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Of the
nine Liberal leadership candidates only one at this point
–</SPAN><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000"><A
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189641&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000">Joyce Murray,
MP</SPAN></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> for Vancouver
Quadra – is</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </SPAN><A
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189650&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000">calling for equal effective votes and
proportional representation in
Parliament</SPAN></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">She is proposing cross-party electoral
cooperation in the 2015 general election to achieve government and
enact democratic voting reform.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">All
Fair Voters should now use their networks to drum up,
from today until</SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">
the close of registration on March 3,</SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">
the largest possible vote for the Liberal candidate most favourable
to our goal. We want democratic voting reform enacted soon after the
general election of 2015. </SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Once</SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG> <A title="Register and Vote"
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189635&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000">registered as Liberal
supporters</SPAN></A></STRONG></SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><A
title="Register to Vote"
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189635&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG> through the Joyce Murray
campaign</STRONG></SPAN></A></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, or,
for those who prefer, through the </SPAN><A
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189649&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000">Liberal Party of
Canada</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, we should
pound the offices and websites of all nine Liberal leadership
candidates with letters singing variations of one core message:
Canadians need equal effective votes and proportional representation
in a democratic Parliament – and we want them as soon as possible
after the election of 2015.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">We
will not be alone in pressing the Liberal Party to champion
democratic reform. Social media and non-governmental
organizations will spread the word quickly<STRONG>.
</STRONG></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><BR><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">We
can influence or even decide the Liberal leadership and change the
course of Canadian politics </SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">if
we all<A title="Writeathon page"
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189636&qid=1679579"><STRONG>
</STRONG></A></SPAN><A
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"
title="Writeathon page"
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189636&qid=1679579"><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: #ff0000; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">act
together to make our voices heard now</SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: #1155cc; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">.</SPAN></STRONG></A><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 17px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"><BR
class=kix-line-break><BR class=kix-line-break></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">If
we do our part well, all three opposition parties will go into
the 2015 campaign with a firm commitment to deliver a proportional
and democratic electoral system. Greens and New Democrats already
share this goal. </SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The
missing ingredient for a democratic breakthrough is the Liberal
Party of Canada, and we can bring it into the democratic
camp.</SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">*</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 17px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"><BR
class=kix-line-break><BR class=kix-line-break></SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">Become
a Liberal "supporter" now, at no cost, and </SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">be
able to vote</SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">
online or by phone in the Liberal leadership race. Any Canadian not
a member of another political party can sign up until March 3.
Some people are resigning their membership in other parties long
enough to take part in the Liberal decision.</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">Fair
Vote Canada has sent a questionnaire to all nine Liberal candidates
asking their position on proportional representation. </SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Check
back regularly on<STRONG><STRONG> </STRONG></STRONG></SPAN><A
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189638&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: #ff0000; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><STRONG><STRONG>Liberals
for Fair Voting</STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
for updates right up to voting week April 6 to April 14.</SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 17px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"><BR
class=kix-line-break><BR class=kix-line-break></SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">Prepare
to say goodbye to safe seats, phony majorities, negative voting,
placebo ballots, orphaned voters and taxation without
representation. With your help, representative democracy is coming
to Canada.</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">Today,
let’s get registered, and start writing:</SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #000000"><STRONG> </STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><A
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189639&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #000000"><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Write and Vote for
a Vote that Counts</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">.</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 17px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"><BR
class=kix-line-break><BR class=kix-line-break></SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">Yours
for a democratic Canada,</SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 17px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"><BR
class=kix-line-break><BR class=kix-line-break></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium"><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">John
Deverell, Pickering-Scarborough East FLA and </SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">Chair,
Liberals for Fair Voting</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; FONT-SIZE: 17px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline"><BR
class=kix-line-break></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<DIV
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #444444; FONT-SIZE: 14px"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium"><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">David
Merner</SPAN></STRONG>,</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><EM>www.DavidMerner.ca, </EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Victoria
FLA</SPAN><BR><BR></STRONG><STRONG>
<DIV
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #444444; FONT-SIZE: 14px"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium">Nancy
Leblanc</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">,</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> Policy
Action Co-Chair, Parkdale-High Park FLA</SPAN></DIV></STRONG></DIV>
<P><STRONG></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG></STRONG></P>
<DIV
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #444444; FONT-SIZE: 14px"><STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium">Ryan
Campbel</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">l</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">,
Newton North-Delta, Fair Vote Canada National
Councillor</SPAN><BR></STRONG></DIV>
<P><STRONG></STRONG></P>
<DIV
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: #444444; FONT-SIZE: 14px"><STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium">Jennifer
Ross</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">,
Kitchener Centre FLA, Kitchener-Waterloo
FLA</SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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<P><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: x-large"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000">Inscrivez-vous</SPAN> et <A
title="Writeathon page"
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style="COLOR: #ff0000">prononcez-vous</SPAN></A> - Aujourd'hui -
pour la démocratie!</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: x-large"><A
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189636&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #000000">www.fairvotetakeaction.org</SPAN></A></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><STRONG>Une invitation à
faire progresser la représentation proportionnelle au sein du Parti
libéral.</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">Chers partisans du vote
équitable :</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small">Vous
et tous les canadiens d'un océan à l'autre ont une chance inouïe de
remodeler le libéralisme et démocratiser le mode de scrutin
électoral au
Canada.</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif">Dans une expérience sans
précédent, le Parti libéral du Canada permet à tous les canadiens de
</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><A
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189635&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000">choisir son nouveau
chef</SPAN></A>.</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif">Sur
les neuf candidats à la direction du Parti libéral, un seul en ce
moment - </SPAN><A
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189641&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000">Joyce Murray</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif">, députée de Vancouver Quadra -
propose la coopération électorale entre les partis en 2015 ainsi
qu’une Commission royale sur la réforme
électorale.</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small">Tous
les partisans du vote équitable devrait maintenant utiliser leurs
réseaux pour battre le rappel, à partir d'aujourd'hui et jusqu'à la
clôture des inscriptions le 3 mars, pour atteindre le plus grand
nombre de vote possible pour le candidat libéral le plus favorable à
notre objectif. Nous voulons une réforme démocratique du mode de
scrutin qui soit adoptée peu de temps après l'élection générale de
2015.</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small">Une
fois inscrits en tant que partisans libéraux nous devrions inonder
les bureaux et les sites Web de chacun des neuf candidats à la
direction du Parti libéral avec un message central: les canadiens
veulent un mode de scrutin plus efficace et la représentation
proportionnelle dans un parlement démocratique - et nous le voulons
le plus rapidement possible après l'élection de
2015.</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN style="COLOR: #00000a"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small">Nous
ne sommes pas les seuls à pousser le Parti libéral à promouvoir la
réforme démocratique. Les médias sociaux vont passer le mot
rapidement. Leadnow.ca est à bord et d'autres organisations avec de
grandes listes courriel vont se mobiliser dans les jours à
venir.</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in" lang=fr-CA><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="COLOR: #00000a"><SPAN
lang=fr-CA>Nous pouvons influencer, voire déterminer la direction du
Parti libéral et changer le cours de la politique canadienne
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #00000a"><SPAN lang=fr-CA>si nous
agissons maintenant tous ensemble pour faire entendre nos
voix.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><STRONG>Si nous faisons bien notre part,
tous les trois partis d'opposition entreront dans la campagne 2015
avec un engagement ferme de livrer un système électoral
proportionnel et démocratique. Les verts et néo-démocrates partagent
déjà cet objectif. L'ingrédient manquant pour une percée
démocratique est le Parti libéral du Canada, et nous pouvons le
faire entrer dans le camp de la démocratie.
*</STRONG></SPAN></EM></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">Devenez un "supporteur" du parti libéral
maintenant, sans frais, et soyez en mesure de voter en ligne ou par
téléphone dans la course au leadership du Parti libéral. Tout
canadien qui n’est pas membre d'un autre parti politique peut
s'inscrire jusqu'au 3 mars. Certaines personnes démissionnent de
leur appartenance à d'autres partis juste assez longtemps pour
prendre part à la décision des
libéraux.</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN
lang=fr-CA>Représentation équitable Canada a envoyé un questionnaire
à l'ensemble des neuf candidats libéraux qui leur demande leur
position sur la représentation proportionnelle. Revenez
régulièrement sur le site </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><STRONG><A
href="http://www.fairvote.ca/sites/fairvote.ca/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=189642&qid=1679579"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000">Liberals for Fair
Voting</SPAN></A></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN lang=fr-CA>pour les mises à jour
d’information jusqu'à la semaine du vote du 6 avril au 14
avril.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">Préparez-vous à dire adieu aux sièges
garantis, aux prétendues majorités, au vote négatif, aux votations
placebo, aux électeurs orphelins, et à l'imposition sans
représentation. Avec votre aide, la démocratie représentative
deviendra une réalité au
Canada.</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN lang=fr-CA>Aujourd'hui, allons nous
enregistrer, et commencer à écrire: </SPAN><SPAN lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><STRONG>Écrivez et votez pour un
vote qui
compte.</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">Avec vous pour une société démocratique au
Canada,</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in" lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><BR></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium"><STRONG>John
Deverell</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium"><STRONG>Président, Libéraux pour le vote
équitable</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, serif"><SPAN lang=fr-CA><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><BR></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; COLOR: #444444"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">David
Merner</SPAN>, <EM>www.DavidMerner.ca, </EM>Victoria
FLA<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #000000">Nancy Leblanc</SPAN>, Policy Action
Co-Chair, Parkdale-High Park FLA</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: #000000"> </SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; COLOR: #444444"><SPAN
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style="COLOR: #000000">Jennifer Ross</SPAN></STRONG>, Kitchener
Centre FLA, Kitchener-Waterloo
FLA<BR> </SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: medium"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Libéraux pour le
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