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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’ve never voted ‘strategically’, always according to my principles, values and beliefs - <u>for</u> the NDP – always since 1971 first time I was eligible to vote.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Never been ‘sucked in’ by Liberal ‘promises’ or ‘have to get rid of the Conservatives’ or <u>against</u> a party.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The Liberals and Justin Trudeau are ‘liars’.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In previous messages, I have warned about this decision, and I don’t relish saying “I told you so”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I do admire and appreciate the diligence of the Fair Vote organizers for attempting to convince the Liberals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It’s sad and unfortunate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As for ‘democracy’ in New Zealand: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>the Greens have 14 MPs (10.70% of votes ) - none of whom ‘won’ their seat by ‘electoral’ vote – by party lists only<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>New Zealand First Party 11 MPs (8.66 % of votes) by party lists only<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/partystatus.html">http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/partystatus.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><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:fvc-wat-disc-bounces@listserv.thinkers.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>arthurd23 arthurd23<br><b>Sent:</b> February-01-17 4:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> FVC Waterloo Region Discussion; Paul Nijjar<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [fvc-wat-disc] New Mandate Letter for the Hon. Karina Gould<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'>Not me. That's it.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'>No more strategic voting for me.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'>I'll vote sincerely. Consequences be damned.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'>New Zealand is a nice place and is a democracy.<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'>Dave A<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'>---------- Original Message ----------<br>From: Paul Nijjar <paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca><br>Date: February 1, 2017 at 2:54 PM<br><br>Nonsense. Most of you will be voting for JT next election. The next<br>Conservative leader is likely to be either Kelly Leitch or Kevin<br>O'Leary, and given the choice between one of those two or the Liberals<br>(or the NDP which -- as always -- threatens to split the vote) you<br>will fall in line. <br><br>The Liberals are not fools. They understand that ticking off the<br>electoral reform nerds is a dangerous gambit, because often we are the<br>ones staffing their campaigns. But if the Conservative campaign plays<br>out the way it appears to be, the Liberals know they are on safe<br>ground.<br><br>By all means, let's make our threats. I will be calling Raj Saini to<br>make mine as well. But let's also be aware that those threats are<br>hollow.<br><br>- Paul <br><br>On Wed, Feb 01, 2017 at 02:40:56PM -0500, Beverly Summerfield wrote:<br>> Agreed<br>> <br>> Sent from my iPhone<br>> <br>> > On Feb 1, 2017, at 2:32 PM, arthurd23 arthurd23 <arthurd23@bell.net> wrote:<br>> > <br>> > More than a stern rebuke is needed.<br>> > <br>> > I suggest that Fairvote, Leadnow and others committed to ER let JT, the LPC, and as many Liberal MPs as possible know that they will never get another vote or dollar or campaign support. Too extreme? They won't be moved by any less.<br>> > <br>> > Dave A<br>_______________________________________________<br>This is the fvc-wat-disc mailing list<br>Post a message: fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org<br>Unsubscribe: http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p style='margin-left:36.0pt'>><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>