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<DIV>Checked the Charlottetown Guardian.</DIV>
<DIV>The PEI Liberals dropped 18 points and the Greens gained 13 points.</DIV>
<DIV>I didn’t see a lot of attribution blamed on the Liberals dismissal of the
referendum but it’s probably related.</DIV>
<DIV>It appears this is the wording of the promise.</DIV>
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style="BOX-SIZING: border-box"><FONT color=#58595b face=Helvetica>“We will make
every vote count. </FONT></STRONG><FONT color=#58595b face=Helvetica>We
are committed to ensuring that 2015 will be the last federal election conducted
under the first-past-the-post voting system.</FONT></P>
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color=#58595b face=Helvetica>We will convene an all-party Parliamentary
committee to review a wide variety of reforms, such as ranked ballots,
proportional representation, mandatory voting, and online voting.</FONT></P>
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color=#58595b face=Helvetica>This committee will deliver its recommendations to
Parliament. Within 18 months of forming government, we will introduce
legislation to enact electoral reform.” </FONT></P>
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color=#58595b>Dave A</FONT></P>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=arthurd23@bell.net>Dave
Arthur</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 7, 2016 2:12 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [fvc-wat-disc] Send Liberal MPs this lovely Christmas
Card!</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>I am starting to write my Christmas cards to Trudeau, Monsef, other cabinet
and select MPs.</DIV>
<DIV>I think we agreed to include some “persuasive” information.</DIV>
<DIV>Can we clarify a few items?</DIV>
<DIV>What was the exact wording of Trudeau’s promise about FPTP and making votes
count?</DIV>
<DIV>The Liberals’, NDP’s and Greens’ campaign included electoral reform.
Correct?</DIV>
<DIV>That means 62.7% of the votes supported parties that campaigned on
electoral reform?</DIV>
<DIV>I believe the BQ did not include electoral reform in their platform. Is
that correct?</DIV>
<DIV>Last night what was the % drop in approval of the PEI Liberal government
after dismissing their referendum result?</DIV>
<DIV>Another concern to consider.</DIV>
<DIV>In talking to friends about reform and PR, one of the arguments naysayers
use is the proliferation of single issue or fringe parties.</DIV>
<DIV>We know that is not a valid concern in the vast number of countries using
PR.</DIV>
<DIV>For example, in 2015 there were 19 such parties in our election, 7 of which
got virtually no votes and the other 9 together got a total of less than 1% of
the votes.</DIV>
<DIV>We often add that many countries use a minimum threshold that must be met
to elect any members.</DIV>
<DIV>The threshold of 5% that is often mentioned is much to high.</DIV>
<DIV>That would have eliminated any members from either the Green Party (3.4%)
or Bloc Quebecois (4.7%) from being elected.</DIV>
<DIV>A threshold of 1% represents 176 thousand votes which extrapolates to 256
thousand eligible voters or 358 thousand population.</DIV>
<DIV>That’s the size of the city of Halifax or Victoria, the capital cities of
NS and BC, a number of people whose views deserve representation.</DIV>
<DIV>It seems to me that a threshold of 1% would be sufficiently
effective.</DIV>
<DIV>It also represents 3 out of 338 MPs, hardly a “radical” or “extremist”
threat, to use the Liberals’ disgusting but telling and manipulating choice of
words in their questionnaire.</DIV>
<DIV>Dave A</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=sharonsommerville@gmail.com>Sharon Sommerville</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 6, 2016 10:13 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [fvc-wat-disc] Send Liberal MPs this lovely Christmas
Card!</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Hello FairVoters,
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<DIV>Tonight, 9 of us met to organize FVC-WR activities for the next
month. One of the things we decided to do is send a lovely, "All I Want
For Christmas Is Proportional Representation" Christmas cards to Liberal
MPs.</DIV>
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<DIV>Below is a printable version and the steps to create this joyous
message. We are hoping that as many of us as possible can help send this
Christmas cheer to Liberal MPs at their Ottawa offices! We will be joining
Fairvoters from across the country in this effort, imagine the happiness we will
create in Ottawa! The House rises on Dec. 16th so the sooner the
better! </DIV>
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<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_220349
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'><SPAN
id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_220359
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em">Here again is the link to a printable version of the
Christmas card. </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_220349
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em"><BR style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em"></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_220349
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'><SPAN
id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221792
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em">This version uses an 8.5x11 letter page. The way it
is laid out, you can print two cards at a time. Print, fold lengthwise then cut,
and you have two foldable cards with a white marg</SPAN>in, in which you can
write a message. </DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'> </DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'
dir=ltr>All you need is an envelope to send it in. Remember - postage is free.
Also, be sure to sent the cards out to your MPs sooner rather than later. The
House rises on <SPAN tabIndex=0 class=gmail-aBn
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em"><SPAN class=gmail-aQJ
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em">Dec. 16</SPAN></SPAN>. </DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_220349
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'> </DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_220349
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'>Here
is a link to <A
id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221142
class=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428edited-link-editor style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em"
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UIzEJNEQq9h6msL5_bCXylGD5MDUlN9N5ocU6pCeK7A/edit?usp=sharing"
target=_blank>the Google Doc version</A>, printable directly from your browser.
</DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221150
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'> </DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221243
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'>Here
is a link to <A
id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221590
class=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428edited-link-editor style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em"
href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx38vorBQgfmalZnVU9SNXg2WW8/view?usp=sharing"
target=_blank>the Word version</A> (has to be downloaded, and then printed). <BR
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em"></DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221243
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'> </DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221243
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'>Here
is the list of MP and addresses. My apologies, you have select Liberal out
of the entire list. If anyone can filter this list just for Liberals or
has an easier to use list of Liberal MPs with their Ottawa office address,
please let me know.</DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221243
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'> </DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221243
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'><A
href="http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members">http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members</A></DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221243
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'> </DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221243
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'>Have
fun!</DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221243
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'> </DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221243
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'>With
thanks,</DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221243
style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'> </DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: "helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,"lucida grande",sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em'>Sharon</DIV>
<DIV id=gmail-m_-5500044036718680428yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1480944409959_221243
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