<div dir="auto">Laurel, explain why the MSM are in favour of the status quo. Is this something we need to look at?<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I'm afraid that if the Local PR idea goes forward, JT will say "Let's make it a referendum qu in 2019." In this way he'd hope to make the issue go away for good.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Referendums fail because the media line up op ed writers who are against PR, while failing to inform the public about its advantages. A referendum would be a disaster.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">What can be done to expose the undemocratic role the media play?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Eleanor</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 6 Mar 2017 12:00, <<a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc-request@listserv.thinkers.org">fvc-wat-disc-request@listserv.thinkers.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send fvc-wat-disc mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. Re: My letter to Editor is in today's Record p. A8<br>
(Laurel L. Russwurm)<br>
<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Laurel L. Russwurm" <<a href="mailto:laurel.l@russwurm.org">laurel.l@russwurm.org</a>><br>To: Edward Brown <<a href="mailto:dedly_edly@yahoo.com">dedly_edly@yahoo.com</a>>, FVC Waterloo Region Discussion <<a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2017 19:50:25 -0500<br>Subject: Re: [fvc-wat-disc] My letter to Editor is in today's Record p. A8<br>
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<div class="m_3209423690325162991moz-cite-prefix">Dear Edward:<br>
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All the Mainstream Media is opposed to Proportional Representation
because it profits from the Status Quo. In spite of this,
Waterloo Region has been getting an exceptional amount of coverage
of PR. <br>
<br>
CTV actually covered the Green Party Electoral Reform
Consultation, the Waterloo Region February 11th Liberal Betrayal
Rally *and* the Reminding Liberals protest the other night.<br>
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The record has not only been publishing letters but more than one
positive article as well as OpEds. <br>
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I'm inclined to believe it is more important for PR letters to be
published in the printed paper, because people who don't get their
news online have had less much exposure to PR precisely because
the MSM has been suppressing it.<br>
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Any letters that are printed in physical newspapers but not online
can still appear online, posted on the FVC WRC website. <br>
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Regards,<br>
Laurel<br>
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On 03/04/2017 03:37 PM, Edward Brown wrote:<br>
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<div id="m_3209423690325162991yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488657457921_4464"><span id="m_3209423690325162991yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488657457921_4463">Would
that they felt it warranted being included on their
website. Instead, they have chosen to include Riley
Metzger's on there with its ideas of making the Senate out
of the second-place candidates and halving the number of
ridings. I'm sure we're all quite aware of the
Constitutional provisions that prevent the latter idea and
can figure out for ourselves the absurdity of the former.</span></div>
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<div class="m_3209423690325162991qtdSeparateBR" id="m_3209423690325162991yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488657457921_4456">As long
as they're willing to publish such drivel - and give it
priority by being chosen for online content - I'm of the
opinion that The Record is opposed to electoral reform and
wants to discredit it by publicizing letters like that one
from people who are ignorant of the political realities in
Canada.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
Edward Brown<br>
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<hr id="m_3209423690325162991yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488657457921_4317" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b>
STUART CHANDLER <a class="m_3209423690325162991moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:stuchandler43@gmail.com" target="_blank"><stuchandler43@gmail.com></a><br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, March 4,
2017 2:21 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [fvc-wat-disc] My
letter to Editor is in today's Record p. A8<br>
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<div id="m_3209423690325162991yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488657457921_4288">2 other letters on PR are also
included. </div>
<div id="m_3209423690325162991yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488657457921_4446">They obviously see that the topic "has
legs". </div>
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<div id="m_3209423690325162991yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488657457921_4501">Cheers. </div>
<div id="m_3209423690325162991yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488657457921_4502">Stu. </div>
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<div id="m_3209423690325162991yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488657457921_4449">Sent from my BlackBerry 10 <wbr>smartphone on the Rogers <wbr>network.</div>
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