<div dir="ltr">I think the joint meeting is a great idea!<div>I'll be there</div><div>Cathy</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 1:07 PM, Bob Jonkman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com" target="_blank">bjonkman@sobac.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br>
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Hi Fair Voters: This month, the regular date for the Fair Vote<br>
Waterloo Discussion Night falls on the same day as the KW Council of<br>
Canadians meeting. But rather than making you choose one or the other,<br>
we're holding a joint meeting!<br>
<br>
There is considerable overlap in the membership of our groups, and one<br>
of the Council of Canadians' campaigns is Electoral Reform. This joint<br>
meeting is one way that we can offer support to CoC.<br>
<br>
This is also an opportunity for FairvoteWRC members who haven't heard<br>
about Council of Canadians, and might like to join that organization.<br>
And, of course, it's an introduction to FairvoteWRC for CoC members<br>
who would like to get involved with FairvoteWRC in a focused campaign<br>
solely on electoral reform.<br>
<br>
<br>
*What*: Joint meeting of @FairvoteWRC and KW Council of Canadians @KWCofC<br>
*When*: Wednesday, 25 October 2017 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm<br>
*Where*: Community Meeting Room, Bread & Roses Co-op<br>
*Location*: 307 Queen Street South, Kitchener, Ontario<br>
*Map*: <a href="https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTLMg--?m=" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTLMg--?<wbr>m=</a><br>
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Parking: If you're driving, place a note on the dashboard of your<br>
vehicle:<br>
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*Meeting in Community Room re Apt 107 from 7-9pm*<br>
<br>
and park in the north lot, on the other side of the Morrison-Reist<br>
building - map: <a href="https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTL0rw--?m=" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTL0rw--<wbr>?m=</a><br>
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There's no fixed agenda for this meeting, but the following are points<br>
for discussion:<br>
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There will be a town hall meeting sponsored by the Canadian Labour<br>
Congress on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, 6:30 pm and St. David’s<br>
Catholic Secondary School, 4 High St, Waterloo featuring Kitchener-<br>
Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife, Ontario Health Coalition Executive<br>
Director Natalie Mehra, and other local politicians. We urge all who<br>
can get there to attend.<br>
<br>
<br>
Several of us attended the CoC Guelph meeting on 18 October at which<br>
Maude Barlow and Gus Van Harten spoke eloquently about the dangers of<br>
NAFTA and its implications for water rights. This provided a number of<br>
ideas we can talk about regarding further advocacy and actions.<br>
<br>
* Van Harten urged everyone present to write to Office of the<br>
Minister of Foreign Affairs at <a href="mailto:chrystia.freeland@international.gc.ca">chrystia.freeland@<wbr>international.gc.ca</a><br>
and ask her with due respect to get Canada out of ISDS<br>
<br>
<br>
Philippe Charbonneau (Political Team Admin Assistant in Ottawa) asks<br>
if chapters would be interested in screening a new documentary on the<br>
cooperative enterprise model called A Silent Transformation that<br>
features Maude Barlow ‒ <a href="http://asilenttransformation.ca/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://asilenttransformation.<wbr>ca/</a> There would<br>
be a small fee. If there is sufficient interest, we will ask for<br>
further details.<br>
<br>
<br>
The Liberal government has not kept the campaign promise to restore<br>
protection to the 99% of lakes and rivers removed from the schedule of<br>
protected waters under the Harper government. CoC chapters are urged<br>
to call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Transport Minister Marc<br>
Garneau for protection of a local lake or river. For further details<br>
see <a href="http://www.freshwateralliance.ca/no_waters_left_behind" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.freshwateralliance.<wbr>ca/no_waters_left_behind</a> and<br>
<a href="https://canadians.org/media/groups-across-" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://canadians.org/media/<wbr>groups-across-</a><br>
canada-urge-trudeau-<wbr>government-protect-100-lakes-<wbr>and-rivers<br>
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<br>
Friday, 10 November 2017 at 3:30pm, FairvoteWRC will present a<br>
petition in support of proportional representation to MP Raj Saini at<br>
his Constituency Office (Suite 202 - 209 Frederick Street, Kitchener.<br>
Electoral reform is one of the areas in which CoC and FairvoteWRC<br>
overlap, and the more we can coordinate our efforts, the more likely<br>
we are to succeed. All are invited to attend.<br>
<br>
<br>
The FairvoteWRC Outreach subcommittee is reaching out to faith-based<br>
communities to build awareness of and allies on the issue of<br>
proportional representation (PR) in the community. Their goals are to<br>
<br>
* create awareness of FairvoteWRC<br>
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* offer an opportunity to further educate about the issue<br>
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* invite endorsement of our work with an invitation to engage or join<br>
with us in the future<br>
<br>
<br>
On 1 February 2017 the mandate letter for the Hon. Kristina Gould,<br>
Minister of Democratic Institutions was released, marking the first<br>
official announcement that the Liberals would be breaking their<br>
promise that "2015 will be the last election under First Past The<br>
Post". FairvoteWRC intends to hold an event (protest, rally, public<br>
information meeting) to remind people, and especially the Liberals,<br>
that we have not forgotten the promise, and that we'll be holding the<br>
Liberals to account.<br>
<br>
<br>
Every year FairvoteWRC tries to hold several public information events<br>
during the winter months. We could bring in a speaker, show a movie,<br>
or hold a seminar to explain the mechanics of proportional<br>
representation. Sometimes these events are held as part of Discussion<br>
Nights; sometimes they're held separately. The Kitchener Public<br>
Library has been a suitable venue in the past.<br>
<br>
<br>
See you on Wednesday!<br>
<br>
- --Bob Jonkman<br>
FairvoteWRC Co-chair<br>
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