<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-gE gmail-iv gmail-gt" style="padding:12px 0px 3px;font-size:19.2px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><table cellpadding="0" class="gmail-cf gmail-gJ" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:0px;width:auto"><tbody></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-:1rh" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail-qQVYZb"></div><div class="gmail-utdU2e"></div><div class="gmail-btm"></div></div><div class="gmail-aHl" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></div><div id="gmail-:1m8" tabindex="-1" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></div><div id="gmail-:1sf" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="font-size:19.2px;direction:ltr;margin:5px 15px 0px 0px;padding-bottom:5px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div id="gmail-:1rb" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH gmail-m163145c547f4cda8" style="overflow:hidden"><div dir="ltr">Hello<span> </span><span id="gmail-m_8178335808968552706:21r.6">FairVoting</span><span> </span>Friends,<div><br></div><div>The official start to Ontario provincial election is getting close, Monday, May 7th!  We are pleased to be working with other community groups to sponsor two All Candidate Meetings (<span id="gmail-m_8178335808968552706:21r.7">ACM</span>): Kitchener-Centre and Waterloo.</div><div><br></div><div>These meetings are an opportunity to have conversations with candidates and not just hear canned answers.  Issues to be addressed are as varied as they are important to our community and province: the environment, income security, accessibility & inclusiveness, health care, housing and of course, electoral reform.  </div><div><br></div><div>It would be great to see you there! Here are the dates, times and locations:</div><div><br></div><div>Kitchener Centre - May 23rd, 6-8 pm, St. John the Evangelist Church, 23 Water Street North.  On bus routes 4,6 & 7. </div><div><br></div><div>Waterloo - May 29th, 6-8 pm, First United Church, 16 William Street West. On bus routes 5 & 7.</div><div><br></div><div>The poster for the meetings is attached.  If you can, please circulate it in your circle.</div><div><br></div><div>There will be many opportunities to speak with candidates during the election.  Here is a sample of questions that you can raise on electoral reform:</div><div><br></div><div>- Do you support Electoral Reform?</div><div>   - Separate your opinion from the party line.</div><div><br></div><div>- What is your party's platform on Electoral Reform?</div><div>    -What is your position?</div><div><br></div><div>-  What's the plan?</div><div>     -How do plan to work towards Proportional                    Representation?</div><div><br></div><div>-  If your party holds the balance of power in a minority government will you & your party make Electoral Reform a condition for forming a coalition agreement?</div><div><br></div><div>We have additional questions on democratic rights: the Leaders Debate, campaign finance, the youth vote, accountability for election promises & democratic rights.  We will send them along when the election gets underway.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope to see you soon!</div><div><br></div><div>All the best,</div><div>Sharon</div><div>for FVC-WR</div></div></div></div><br></div>