<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Hey, Dave, Cab you make your font bigger, please. Regards, Cathe Campbell </div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Nov 25, 2018, at 8:38 AM, Dave Arthur <<a href="mailto:arthurd23@bell.net">arthurd23@bell.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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--></style><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">I guess I can imagine a PR country that operates completely with closed list PR where there is no local choice at all of candidates could look at FPTP.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Not exactly a stampede.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Would be interesting to know which country in Latin America and the circumstances.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">Paul Nijjar via fvc-wat-disc</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Sunday, November 25, 2018 12:40 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">FVC Waterloo Region Discussion</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca">Paul Nijjar</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [fvc-wat-disc] PR in the news</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dave writes: </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">> Name one country that has or is even thinking of going the other way.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivian_constitutional_referendum,_2009">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivian_constitutional_referendum,_2009</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I am pretty sure there is at least one other country in Latin America</p><p class="MsoNormal">that has moved from List PR to FPTP, but I am having trouble tracking</p><p class="MsoNormal">it down. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 08:49:03AM -0400, Dave Arthur wrote:</p><p class="MsoNormal">> Yes, Andrew has been a big advocate for some time.</p><p class="MsoNormal">> Chantal has also been an advocate.</p><p class="MsoNormal">> It’s most unfortunate that the naysayers put out so much misinformation.</p><p class="MsoNormal">> It’s even more unfortunate that too many people believe them.</p><p class="MsoNormal">> Pointing at Italy and the few countries that have had dysfunction is not a good argument.</p><p class="MsoNormal">> In addition to pointing out the inaccuracies, I feel one of the best arguments for PR is that NZ, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland to name a few have moved from FPTP to PR.</p><p class="MsoNormal">> Dave A</p><p class="MsoNormal">> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________</p><p class="MsoNormal">This is the fvc-wat-disc mailing list</p><p class="MsoNormal">Post a message: <a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Unsubscribe: <a href="http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org">http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>This is the fvc-wat-disc mailing list</span><br><span>Post a message: <a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org</a></span><br><span>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org">http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>