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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Either Dec 30 or Jan 6 is fine for me.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Dave A</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:cathy.scottfree@gmail.com">Cathy Scott</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, December 9, 2020 3:33 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">FVC Waterloo Region Discussion</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[fvc-wat-disc] FVWR Discussion Group meeting for December</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi, Everyone</p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am forwarding this email from Anita, with information on attending a webinar on the topic of referendums.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am suggesting that we attend this webinar, and include this topic in our next Zoom Discussion Group meeting. </p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Since the meeting date falls on the 30th, between Christmas and New Years,</b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b> Please let me know whether you are available on this date, or</b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>ReSchedule the meeting for the following Wednesday, Jan. 6.</b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Also on the agenda for our next meeting is to discuss Peter KH's idea that we organize a Zoom meeting for all social organizations (many of them are members of the Civic Hub) to talk about how all our causes might benefit from electoral reform.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>PLEASE ATTEND THE WEBINAR IF YOU CAN and</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>LET ME KNOW ABOUT YOUR DATE PREFERENCE.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cathy</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>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Anita Nickerson</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:anita.nickerson@fairvote.ca">anita.nickerson@fairvote.ca</a>><br>Date: Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 12:51 AM<br>Subject: Webinar on referendums<br>To: <<a href="mailto:fair-vote-canada-chapters@googlegroups.com">fair-vote-canada-chapters@googlegroups.com</a>></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hey everyone. </p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm doing a webinar on referendums on Sunday 13th at 7 PM Eastern if you want to join.<br><br><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d_W4xoH_Tq6PatDES5rKQg" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d_W4xoH_Tq6PatDES5rKQg<br></a></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'll give you a heads up that it's a bummer - not the kind of webinar I want to do so I've been procrastinating a bit. But nothing compared to the kind of heartbreak you get when the results come in and you really thought this time would be different...and the consequences of a lost referendum. </p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Since last year I've been looking at some of the research, and just like other topics everyone on our core team needs to know basic info on - PR 101, about AV, about CAs - this seemed to me like necessary info.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It is a bit of a longer presentation (takes about 40 minutes for me to walk through it and as it's the first time you'll see me looking at my notes...). </p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm going to be joined for the Q+A by Professor <a href="https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/polisci/wssr/all-guest-lecturers/lawrenceleduc.html" target="_blank">Lawrence Leduc</a>, who's an expert in referendums, citizens' assemblies and electoral reform.<br><br><span style='color:black'>At 8:30 PM we'll be repeating the webinar in French, this time led by Gisela, with Jean-Sébastien Dufresne, who is on our board, joining her for Q+A. </span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>On a happier note, next winter or spring we'll be doing another on the power of Citizens' Assemblies! I wanted to be able to offer both together as a series (the dark side and light side :) but it didn't work out that way since I'm still chasing a new guest speaker on CAs.</span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> Anita</span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Fair Vote Canada Chapters" group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:fair-vote-canada-chapters+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">fair-vote-canada-chapters+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.<br>To view this discussion on the web visit <a href="https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/fair-vote-canada-chapters/CAGop2QCVWf7-OcheeF-h5GXtejQfULS%2BDj%2Brndck5Mwn4GXTBQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer" target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/fair-vote-canada-chapters/CAGop2QCVWf7-OcheeF-h5GXtejQfULS%2BDj%2Brndck5Mwn4GXTBQ%40mail.gmail.com</a>.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>