<div dir="ltr"><div>Sorry, prior engagement.</div><div>Corliss<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 2:44 PM Mary Jackes <<a href="mailto:mkj@bell.net">mkj@bell.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    <p>David and I have decided to listen to Chris Hedges online and to
      go to the FVC meeting.  We have been told that <br>
    </p>
    "An edited version of the video will be posted to <a href="http://www.cigionline.org/multimedia" target="_blank">
      http://www.cigionline.org/multimedia</a> within a few days of the
    event"
    <p class="MsoNormal"> Best,</p>
    <p class="MsoNormal">Mary<br>
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    <div class="m_8013945159130099765moz-cite-prefix">On 2018-08-29 2:27 PM, Sharon
      Sommerville wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Hello Everyone,
        <div><br>
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        <div>Jon & I have tickets to hear Chris Hedges speak at CIGI
          tonight.  Wish I could be in two places at once, as tonight's
          discussion will be interesting.  Sorry to have to send regrets
          for this evening.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Kind regards,</div>
        <div>Sharon</div>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 11:22 AM,
          Donald Fraser <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:donaldafraser@gmail.com" target="_blank">donaldafraser@gmail.com</a>></span>
          wrote:<br>
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            <div dir="ltr">Tonight is the 'Thanks you to Volunteers'
              party for Catherine Fife's election team 7-9 ... so I will
              not be able to attend ... sorry
              <div><br>
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              <div>cheers,</div>
              <div>Don</div>
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                  <div dir="ltr">On Tue, 21 Aug 2018 at 04:50, Myron
                    Steinman <<a href="mailto:2mdsteinm@gmail.com" target="_blank">2mdsteinm@gmail.com</a>>
                    wrote:<br>
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                    <div dir="ltr"><font size="4">Re FVC Waterloo Region
                        Discussion</font>
                      <div><font size="4">Wednesday, August 29, Bread
                          and Roses Co-op</font></div>
                      <div><font size="4">7 pm to 9 pm</font></div>
                      <div><font size="4">Analysis of Provincial
                          Election this June</font></div>
                      <div><font size="4">10 minute Pesentations
                          followed by 10-minute Question and
                          Answer Sessions</font></div>
                      <div><font size="4">Hi all,</font></div>
                      <div><font size="4">It is my intention to attend
                          On August 29. Please RSVP a time for me to
                          make a presentation.</font></div>
                      <div><font size="4">While I certainly do not want
                          to be the first presentation, I would prefer
                          not to be towards the end either. My topic may
                          be: </font></div>
                      <div><font size="4">What may be the unintended
                          consequences Of the Premier's decision to
                          reduce the number of Councillors in the City
                          of Toronto: An opportunity for a Mixed Form of
                          Proportional Representation in the City of
                          Toronto? </font><span style="font-size:large"> </span></div>
                      <div><font size="4">Sincerely, Myron Steinman</font></div>
                      <div><br>
                      </div>
                    </div>
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                      <div dir="ltr">On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 8:45 AM
                        Mary Jackes <<a href="mailto:mkj@bell.net" target="_blank">mkj@bell.net</a>>
                        wrote:<br>
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                          <p>Time?<br>
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                            2018-08-19 8:08 PM, Bob Jonkman wrote:<br>
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                            <pre>Hi everyone! For our upcoming Discussion Night on Wednesday, 29 August
2018 we'll be discussing the results of the provincial election in June.

I invite anyone who has done some analysis of the election to make a
short presentation. For example, if you've calculated how the seats
would have been distributed with an STV voting system, or which
electoral districts hold the most voting power, or how few votes it
might have taken to swing only a few ridings to change the outcome...

The format will be a 10 minute presentation of your analysis, followed
by a 10 minute Q&A.  We've got a couple of people already lined up, and
I suspect we'll have no trouble filling the two hours of Discussion
Night with, um, discussion.


In other news: October is filled with Electoral Reform referenda
throughout Canada!  There's one in British Columbia:

<a class="m_8013945159130099765m_1274734433888152009m_-8319412441256204245m_9023154776624863025moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018/07/26/Need-Know-BC-Electoral-Referendum/" target="_blank">https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018/07/26/Need-Know-BC-Electoral-Referendum/</a>

...and Prince Edward Island:

<a class="m_8013945159130099765m_1274734433888152009m_-8319412441256204245m_9023154776624863025moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/06/13/pei-referendum_a_23457916/" target="_blank">https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/06/13/pei-referendum_a_23457916/</a>

...and Kingston:

<a class="m_8013945159130099765m_1274734433888152009m_-8319412441256204245m_9023154776624863025moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.thewhig.com/2018/02/06/city-adds-referendum-on-ranked-ballots-to-election/wcm/c6e0d18c-cf6b-b820-d1a6-39ff9bcbb0b5" target="_blank">https://www.thewhig.com/2018/02/06/city-adds-referendum-on-ranked-ballots-to-election/wcm/c6e0d18c-cf6b-b820-d1a6-39ff9bcbb0b5</a>

...and right here in Waterloo Region, in Cambridge:

<a class="m_8013945159130099765m_1274734433888152009m_-8319412441256204245m_9023154776624863025moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/7765556-cambridge-to-have-referendum-on-ranked-ballot-system/" target="_blank">https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/7765556-cambridge-to-have-referendum-on-ranked-ballot-system/</a>


For our Discussion Night on Wednesday, 26 September 2018 we'll meet at
the Blackwing Coffee Bar in Cambridge, and meet up with the "Yes!
Cambridge" campaign team, who are advocating for a "Yes" answer to the
question "Are you in favour of the City of Cambridge using a ranked
ballot voting system for the 2022 municipal election?"  We can also
discuss how to provide support to the other referenda taking place in
Canada.


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*What*: FairvoteWRC Discussion Night: Election Analysis
*When*: Wednesday, 29 August 2018 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
*Where*: Community Room, Bread and Roses Co-op
*Location*: 307 Queen Street South, Kitchener
*Map*: <a class="m_8013945159130099765m_1274734433888152009m_-8319412441256204245m_9023154776624863025moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTLMg--?m=" target="_blank">https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTLMg--?m=</a>

PARKING:

If you're driving to Discussion Night at Bread And Roses, place a note
on the dashboard of your vehicle:

*Meeting in Community Room re: Apt 107 from 7-9pm*

and park in the north lot, on the other side of the Morrison-Reist
building (Map: <a class="m_8013945159130099765m_1274734433888152009m_-8319412441256204245m_9023154776624863025moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTL0rw--?m=" target="_blank">https://osm.org/go/ZXnwTL0rw--?m=</a> )

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*What*: FairvoteWRC Discussion Night: Referenda
*When*: Wednesday, 26 September 2018 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
*Where*: Blackwing Coffee Bar
*Location*: 135 George Street North, Cambridge, Ontario
*Map*: <a class="m_8013945159130099765m_1274734433888152009m_-8319412441256204245m_9023154776624863025moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://osm.org/go/ZXnsWDtB-?m=" target="_blank">https://osm.org/go/ZXnsWDtB-?m=</a>

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--Bob Jonkman, Co-Chair, Fair Vote Waterloo

Phone: +1-519-635-9413
E-mail: <a class="m_8013945159130099765m_1274734433888152009m_-8319412441256204245m_9023154776624863025moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com" target="_blank">bjonkman@sobac.com</a>

FairvoteWRC Contact Info:
Phone: +1–519–279–2990
E-mail: <a class="m_8013945159130099765m_1274734433888152009m_-8319412441256204245m_9023154776624863025moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:info@fairvotewrc.ca" target="_blank">info@fairvotewrc.ca</a>

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