<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">Here it is ... ALMOST a carbon copy of what I sent to all non-cabinet Liberal MPs ... see what you think before I send it.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">========================================================================================</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Editor,<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am writing to you concerning a May 31 motion in Parliament
to “concur” with the Report of the Electoral Reform (ER) Committee.
Traditionally such a vote has always been a free vote.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Voting to concur will allow the subject of ER to regain
Parliamentary attention. 88% of the contributors to the ER process recommended
Proportional Representation (PR) as <span>Canada</span>’s
new means of choosing its MPs.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This report should not be ignored by MPs and allowed to
simply collect dust. I hope that all our MPs will take advantage of the chance
to vote their conscience and recommend that the report be accepted.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just two short years ago the Liberal Party was in third
place demonstrating that our fickle First Past the Post (FPTP) system is
unstable and subject to emotional mood swings of the electorate. This causes
many problems such as the Policy Pendulum, strategic voting, discouraged and
disenfranchised voters, lack of long term planning etc. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With the growing danger of Trumpism spreading to <span>Canada</span>
as evidenced in the platforms of several Conservative leadership candidates, we
need to protect our country by introducing coalition government which is an
almost guaranteed outcome of PR.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yours Truly,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Donald A Fraser<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span>184 Forsyth Drive</span>,<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span><span>Waterloo</span>, <span>Ontario</span></span>,<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">N2L-1A2,<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="mailto:donaldafraser@gmail.com" target="_blank">donaldafraser@gmail.com</a><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="tel:(519)%20576-9210" target="_blank">519-576-9210</a><span></span></p></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 25 May 2017 at 15:40, Donald Fraser <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:donaldafraser@gmail.com" target="_blank">donaldafraser@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">10-4 ... will get at it</div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 24 May 2017 at 15:31, Sharon Sommerville <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sharonsommerville@gmail.com" target="_blank">sharonsommerville@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Donald,<div><br></div><div>Thank you for taking on writing about the motion.</div><div><br></div><div>No current article so the letter will have to make the introduction.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>S.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="m_458778360304356971HOEnZb"><div class="m_458778360304356971h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 10:37 AM, Donald Fraser <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:donaldafraser@gmail.com" target="_blank">donaldafraser@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I'd like to respond to this ... is there a corresponding article, or will the letter have to introduce the coming motion?</div><div class="m_458778360304356971m_3132653449459436156HOEnZb"><div class="m_458778360304356971m_3132653449459436156h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 23 May 2017 at 18:52, Sharon Sommerville <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sharonsommerville@gmail.com" target="_blank">sharonsommerville@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Yes, would some one ... please.... write a letter about the May 31st vote?<div><br></div><div>There is another letter on the Fraser Ins. article under consideration by the Record but we really could us a letter about the vote!!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Sharon</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="m_458778360304356971m_3132653449459436156m_-1970861118543444290HOEnZb"><div class="m_458778360304356971m_3132653449459436156m_-1970861118543444290h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 6:41 PM, Dave Arthur <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arthurd23@bell.net" target="_blank">arthurd23@bell.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri';COLOR:#000000">
<div>There’s still a week left.</div>
<div>Would anyone like to pick up on the May 31 deadline in a letter?</div>
<div>There’s a week left.</div>
<div>Dave</div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND:#f5f5f5">
<div><b>From:</b> <a title="arthurd23@bell.net">Dave
Arthur</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 23, 2017 6:09 PM</div><span>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title="fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">FVC Waterloo Region
Discussion</a> </div>
</span><div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [fvc-wat-disc] Great letter by Dave
Arthur</div></div></div>
<div> </div></div><div><div class="m_458778360304356971m_3132653449459436156m_-1970861118543444290m_-8222630468626687982h5">
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<div style="FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri';COLOR:#000000">
<div>But they did cut it down to just over 200 words from 260.</div>
<div>The B.C. being first in North America with a carbon tax with good public
support and the last bit urging Canadians to tell their MPs to support the ERRE
recommendations on May 31.</div>
<div>Oh well.</div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND:#f5f5f5">
<div><b>From:</b> <a title="anitann88@gmail.com">Anita
Nickerson</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 23, 2017 4:59 PM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title="fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">FVC Waterloo Region
Discussion</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> [fvc-wat-disc] Great letter by Dave
Arthur</div></div></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion-story/7329562-voters-want-electoral-change/" target="_blank">https://www.therecord.com/opin<wbr>ion-story/7329562-voters-want-<wbr>electoral-change/</a><br></div>
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