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<DIV>Thank you.</DIV>
<DIV>Every time I get an appeal for a contribution from the Liberal Party, I
reply (copy to my MP Bardish Chagger) with questions about when the PM is going
to honour his promise of election reform, what part of “promise” or “integrity”
he (or the Liberal Party) doesn’t/don’t understand, </DIV>
<DIV>with further questions about “democracy” under First Past the Post.</DIV>
<DIV>I trust/hope that all the recipients of your fine em are doing the
same.</DIV>
<DIV>Harold Remus, Waterloo</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=judkowitz@gmail.com
href="mailto:judkowitz@gmail.com">Jay Judkowitz</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 02, 2017 8:50 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org
href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">FVC Waterloo Region
Discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [fvc-wat-disc] Reaching out to Jagmeet
Singh</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>I <A
href="https://twitter.com/Jay_Judkowitz/status/914830332385480704">tweeted</A>
at him about #ERRE this morning (RT's appreciated :-)
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<DIV>I also sent his office this letter:</DIV>
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Minister,
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<DIV> I would like to congratulate you on your
historic and inspiring victory in the race for the NDP leadership.
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<DIV> As someone who recently moved to Canada from the
United States so that my family could live under a saner political and
economic system, I am very glad that there is a strong NDP party. Having
a strong NDP is not important only for the NDP's policy ideas. It's
important generally to avoid the vicious, winner take all, anti-voter, two
party duopoly we experience in the United States.</DIV>
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<DIV> I am writing to implore you to vigorously
support proportional representation generally and specifically to make it a
precondition to any political alliance should there fail to be a majority in
Parliament next election.</DIV>
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<DIV> I fear <A
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law">Duverger's Law</A> and
that real multi-party democracy in Canada will not survive another decade of
first past the post elections. As someone who has lived under two party
democracy, I can assure you that it's not a fate you should want for
Canada.</DIV>
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<DIV> Congratulations again. I wish you
the greatest of success in your new role. As you work, please consider
the long term health of Canada's democracy and not just near term
issues.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Jay Judkowitz</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>Hoping we can have some effect on him as he take on his new role.
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