<div dir="ltr">John,<div><br></div><div>I've been told "stop dreaming, it's not going to happen" for 8 years. </div><div><br></div><div>Also, there are no shortage of people who helpfully can't wait to say "I told you so".</div><div><br></div><div>This has always been a long shot - how realistic it looks depends on the day.</div><div><br></div><div>Everyone has to make their own determination about when to give up. </div><div><br></div><div>Anita</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 10:33 PM, John Cooper <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:johnco@golden.net" target="_blank">johnco@golden.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-CA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-4472810017604725148WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">This shows once again that the NDP is willing to compromise on some matters in order to obtain the end goal. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">If they had not, the media, The Green party, FVC etc and all of the NDP enemies would have criticized them forever.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">The Liberals will not compromise. And based on everything that has been written in the numerous reports I have read tonight and for many months – <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> Trudeau, the Liberal party and the Liberal government will not support PR. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">The Liberals are known for being able to ‘suck and blow' at the same time and for not keeping promises – just as the Minister said about making election promises and not keeping them.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Even the cynical public will say that they know all parties don’t intend to keep promises. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">As for a referendum: the winner will be the group with the most money to advertise their position.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">And you can bet that the Liberals will not support an electronic vote so that all possible voters will have an equal opportunity – and the younger voters, a motivation to vote.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Despite being a ‘darling’ to the under 40’s, and supposedly keen on using new technology, he knows that this demographic elected him and expect him to honour his promise. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Without PR, he does not need their vote next election to win because they will not vote. They will be disenchanted.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Writing a letter to Waterloo MP Bardish Chagger will not make any difference. She obtained her cabinet position by supporting Trudeau.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">She will not go against him, the party and the government because otherwise she will lose her role. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Stop dreaming! It’s not going to happen!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">John<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> fvc-wat-disc [mailto:<a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc-bounces@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">fvc-wat-disc-bounces@<wbr>listserv.thinkers.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sharon Sommerville<br><b>Sent:</b> December-01-16 9:27 PM<span class=""><br><b>To:</b> FVC Waterloo Region Discussion<br></span><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:fvc-wat-announce@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">fvc-wat-announce@listserv.<wbr>thinkers.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [fvc-wat-disc] The ERRE Report Recommends PR & A Referendum<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt">Hi Sean,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt">The "politics" comment is in part because clearly there was horse trading. The NDP who have never supported a referendum moved their position to accept a referendum to get a consensus. Bringing forward a consensus report was critical to keeping the initiative alive. It could well be that horse trading was necessary because the Liberals were not supporting PR. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt">And, that doesn't mean we are going to get a referendum. On a good day, I think the post card campaign is an opportunity to illustrate that there isn't a need for a referendum. At this point the cabinet can do what it wishes. The weather vane can point in whichever direction the cabinet wants it to point.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt">Minister Monsef has a knack for getting herself into political hot water. I agree that her comments in the House today were very insulting and ill advised. Good chance that Minister Monsef will be shuffled out of that portfolio at the first available opportunity. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt">Sharon<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt">On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 7:36 PM, <a href="mailto:haberlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">haberlin@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:haberlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">haberlin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Hi Sharon,</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Given the dismissive conduct of the Minister Monsef plus the Liberals members of the ERRE focusing on the Gallagher formula, I would say the referendum compromise is not politics. Rather, it is the Liberal party saying NO to proportional representation. </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> All that the Liberal members had to do is support PR and the referendum option would have been another example of Conservation voter suppression.</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <b>From:</b> fvc-wat-disc [mailto:<a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc-bounces@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">fvc-wat-disc-bounces@<wbr>listserv.thinkers.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sharon Sommerville<br><b>Sent:</b> December 1, 2016 6:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:fvc-wat-announce@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">fvc-wat-announce@listserv.<wbr>thinkers.org</a>; <a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">fvc-wat-disc@listserv.<wbr>thinkers.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [fvc-wat-disc] The ERRE Report Recommends PR & A Referendum</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> Hello FairVoting Friends,<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> Today the ERRE committee tabled its report to Parliament.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US">The committee recommended proportional representation! And, as this is politics, the committee also recommended a referendum.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> Enormous thanks to the ERRE committee for their hard work & commitment on behalf of all of us as they tabled a majority report. Given the numerous perspectives around the table, that wasn't an easy task. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> Now, the report will go to Cabinet. The Cabinet will make the final decision on what electoral reform will look like and we can expect legislation to be introduced in Parliament in the spring. Until then, let's keep the pressure up on our MPs and our government. If we want a fair electoral system, we need to speak up and speak out. Write letters to the editor of the Record, the Post, the Chronicle, call, email or meet with your MP, talk to friends, neighbours and family, use social media to get out the message. We would be happy to give a presentation on electoral systems to any group. Just ask.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> We have an amazing opportunity to finally get a fair electoral system! Let's work together and make it happen!<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> With thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US">Sharon<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US">for FVC-WR<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> PS.,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US">Here is the link to the report.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=e&Mode=1&Parl=42&Ses=1&DocId=8655791" target="_blank">http://www.parl.gc.ca/<wbr>HousePublications/Publication.<wbr>aspx?Language=e&Mode=1&Parl=<wbr>42&Ses=1&DocId=8655791</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"> </span>_____________________________<wbr>__________________<br>This is the fvc-wat-disc mailing list<br>Post a message: <a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">fvc-wat-disc@listserv.<wbr>thinkers.org</a><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">http://listserv.thinkers.org/<wbr>mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_<wbr>listserv.thinkers.org</a><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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