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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>At least he admitted it was because it wasn’t ranked ballot or alternative vote that he was willing to cancel the whole thing.</p><p class=MsoNormal>The question of consensus or lack of it that was the reason he stopped the process is up for question.</p><p class=MsoNormal>What exactly was the split on his committee?</p><p class=MsoNormal>Were the Liberal committee members told to go against PR?</p><p class=MsoNormal>He obviously was unwilling to go with evidence from the 88% of witnesses who recommended PR or the 90% of developed democracies who use it.</p><p class=MsoNormal>He also incorrectly said that changing to PR would be forever.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Countries like New Zealand went with MMP with the condition that another referendum after a couple elections would ask whether to continue.</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:2jennross@gmail.com">Jennifer Ross</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, April 17, 2019 4:31 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">FVC Waterloo Region Discussion</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [fvc-wat-disc] Justin Trudeau rally in Cambridge tomorrow</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Yup. Excellent PM. If only he didn't lie to us.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jenn</p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Bookkeeping Services</span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>519-501-2736</span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#888888'>No other Western democratic country concentrates as much political power in the hands of one person as Canada does with her Prime Minister. </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 4:20 PM Donald Fraser <<a href="mailto:donaldafraser@gmail.com">donaldafraser@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have to say, even though I disagree with some things the LIbs have done (there are many things they have done that I agree with ... 'fee and dividend' carbon tax, EU trade deal, handling Trump in the new NAFTA deal), is that we have a fine PM. His interaction and attitude displayed in this Town Hall makes me proud of him as our PM (I know this irks my NDP friends, but I feel he is a man of real quality)</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 at 23:48, Sharon Sommerville <<a href="mailto:sharonsommerville@gmail.com" target="_blank">sharonsommerville@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you Peter; really appreciate the video. Helpful for those of use that didn't attend. </p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers,</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sharon</p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 11:08 PM Peter KH via fvc-wat-disc <<a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Here's the video from the town hall. <a href="https://youtu.be/cGEq-iIRPXs" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/cGEq-iIRPXs</a> Electoral reform was brought up twice, once on its own (and very well asked) at the 1:00:30 mark and once by Andrew Moraga, the NDP Kitchener Centre candidate at the 1:39:30 mark, as part of a multi part question.<br><br>I found the townhall useful (as someone who doesn't follow Canadian politics). I expected exclusively non-answers but Justin Trudeau gave concise answers to questions I didn't expect him to (for instance he's against BDS).<br><br>Unfortunately, I didn't get to ask my non-electoral-reform-related question.<br><br><br></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello FairVoting Friends,</p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hope to see you tomorrow at the Remind Justin Trudeau rally at St. Benedict's Catholic Secondary School in Cambridge! </p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>What: Rally</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>When: Tuesday, April 16th</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> 5:30 - till you want to go home</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Where: St. Benedict's Catholic Secondary School</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> 50 Saginaw Parkway</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> Cambridge</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Why: Because it is 2019 and we still don't have a fair electoral system</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Let's make a lot of noise and send a strong message to our Prime Minister that he should have kept his promise to make every vote count. </p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sharon </p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>for FVC-WR</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>PS, Rides are available if you need one. Email me at <a href="mailto:sharonsommerville@gmail.com" target="_blank">sharonsommerville@gmail.com</a></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>This is the fvc-wat-disc mailing list<br>Post a message: <a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org</a><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org</a></p></blockquote></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>This is the fvc-wat-disc mailing list<br>Post a message: <a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org</a><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org</a></p></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:4.8pt'>_______________________________________________<br>This is the fvc-wat-disc mailing list<br>Post a message: <a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org</a><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">http://listserv.thinkers.org/mailman/listinfo/fvc-wat-disc_listserv.thinkers.org</a></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>